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 the homophone Déif (“thief”) and/or the rhyming adjectives dréif (“turbid”), léif (“dear”).

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

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

  1. deep

Declension
declension of déif
number and gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter all genders
predicative hien ass déif si ass déif et ass déif si si(nn) déif
nominative /
accusative		 attributive and/or after determiner déiwen déif déift déif
independent without determiner déiwes déiwer
dative after any declined word déiwen déiwer déiwen déiwen
as first declined word déiwem déiwem
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