silf

English

Etymology

From Middle English self, silf, sulf, from Old English self, seolf, sylf (“same, self, very, own”), from Proto-Germanic *selbaz (“self”), from Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ- (“one's own”), from Proto-Indo-European *s(w)e- (“separate, apart”).

Noun

silf (plural silfs)

  1. Obsolete spelling of self

Anagrams

Maltese

Etymology

From Arabic سِلْف (silf).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /sɪlf/

Noun

silf m (plural slejjef, feminine silfa)

  1. brother-in-law
    Synonym: ħaten (distinctions between both vary)

See also

Middle English

Etymology

From Old English self, seolf, sylf (“same, self, very, own”), from Proto-Germanic *selbaz (“self”), from Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ- (“one's own”), from Proto-Indo-European *s(w)e- (“separate, apart”).

Noun

silf (plural silfs)

  1. Alternative form of self

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French sylphe, from Latin sylphus.

Noun

silf m (plural silfi)

  1. sylph

Declension
Declension of silf
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) silf silful (niște) silfi silfii
genitive/dative (unui) silf silfului (unor) silfi silfilor
vocative silfule silfilor
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