déif

See also: deif and Déif

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Old High German *diuf, northern variant of tiuf, from Proto-Germanic *deupaz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewb-. The expected masculine form is *déifen, but the fricative was voiced, possibly by analogy with Déif (thief) and/or the rhyming adjective léif (dear).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dei̯f/, [dɜɪ̯f]
  • Rhymes: -ɜɪf
  • Homophone: Déif

Adjective

déif (masculine déiwen, neuter déift, comparative méi déif, superlative am déifsten)

  1. deep

Declension

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