hyf

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hūfi.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /xyːf/, [hyːf]

Noun

hȳf f

  1. beehive

Declension
Declension of hyf (strong ō-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative hȳf hȳfa, hȳfe
accusative hȳfe hȳfa, hȳfe
genitive hȳfe hȳfa
dative hȳfe hȳfum

Descendants
  • Middle English: hyve, heve, hive, huive, huyve, hyfe, hyffe; hufe
    • English: hive
    • Scots: hyve
    • Yola: heeve

Swedish
hyf

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὑφή (huphḗ, “web”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /hyːf/

Noun

hyf c

  1. (botany) hypha

Declension
Declension of hyf 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative hyf hyfen hyfer hyferna
Genitive hyfs hyfens hyfers hyfernas
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