Teev

See also: teev

German Low German

Alternative forms
  • Tääv, Tiff
  • Taive (Süüdwest-Oostfäälsch)
  • Teef (Bremensch, Stader Geest)
  • Teive (Waldeggsch)
  • Teve (Noord-Barnimsch)

Etymology

From Middle Low German tēve, from Old Saxon *tiva, from Proto-Germanic *tibō. Cognate with West-Veluws Dutch Low Saxon teve and Old English tife.

Noun

Teev f (plural Teven)

  1. female dog, bitch, she-dog
  2. (Eastphalia) dog in general

Coordinate terms

See also
  • Deert
  • Deertenkunn
  • Hund
  • Huusdeert
  • Huushund
  • Roofdeert
  • Söögdeert
  • Veerföter
  • Veerföters
  • Wildhund

References
  • Der neue SASS: Plattdeutsches Wörterbuch, Plattdeutsch - Hochdeutsch, Hochdeutsch - Plattdeutsch. Plattdeutsche Rechtschreibung, sixth revised edition (2011, →ISBN, Wachholtz Verlag, Neumünster)
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