fif

See also: FIF, fìf, and fîf

Danish

Etymology

From German Pfiff (“whistling sound”).

Noun

fif n (singular definite fiffet, plural indefinite fif)

1. trick (clever way of doing something that makes it easier to reach a goal)

   Synonyms: fidus, kneb, trick

French

Etymology

Clipping of fifille or fifi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fif/

• Audio:

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• (Quebec) IPA^(key): [fɪf]

Noun

fif m (plural fifs)

1. (Quebec, slang, derogatory) an effeminate male homosexual; poof; faggot

Related terms

• tapette

Further reading

• “fif”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

North Frisian

North Frisian cardinal numbers

<  4	5	6  >
Cardinal : fif     Ordinal : fifst

Alternative forms

• fiiw (Föhr-Amrum, Mooring)

Etymology

From Old Frisian fīf.

Pronunciation

• (Sylt) IPA^(key): [fɪf]

Numeral

fif

1. (Sylt) five

Old English

Old English numbers ^(edit)

	50
←  4	5	6  →
Cardinal: fīf     Ordinal: fīfta     Age: fīfwintre     Multiplier: fīffeald

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *fimf.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fiːf/

Numeral

fīf

1. five

Derived terms

• fīffeald
• fīftiġ

Related terms

• fīfta

Descendants

• Middle English: five, fife, fif, fyve, vif, vive
  • English: five
  • Scots: five, fif, fife, fyve
  • Yola: veeve

Old Frisian

Old Frisian numbers ^(edit)

←  4	5	6  →
Cardinal: fif

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *fimf. Cognates include Old English fīf, Old Saxon fīf and Old Dutch vīf.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfiːf/

Numeral

fīf

1. five

Descendants

• North Frisian:

  Most dialects: fiiw

  Helgoland: fiuw

  Sylt: fif

• Saterland Frisian: fieuw
• West Frisian: fiif

References

• Bremmer, Rolf H. (2009) An Introduction to Old Frisian: History, Grammar, Reader, Glossary, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, →ISBN

Old Saxon

Old Saxon cardinal numbers

<  4	5	6  >
Cardinal : fif

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *fimf.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fiːf/, /fĩːf/

Numeral

fīf

1. five

Descendants

• Middle Low German: vîf
  • German Low German: fiev
  • Plautdietsch: fief