lyf

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch lijf

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ləif/

Noun

lyf (plural lywe, diminutive lyfie)

  1. body, corpse

Synonyms

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse lyf, from Proto-Germanic *lubją.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /lɪːv/
    Rhymes: -ɪːv

Noun

lyf n (genitive singular lyfs, nominative plural lyf)

  1. (medicine) drug, medicine

Declension
declension of lyf
n-s singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative lyf lyfið lyf lyfin
accusative lyf lyfið lyf lyfin
dative lyfi lyfinu lyfjum lyfjunum
genitive lyfs lyfsins lyfja lyfjanna

Synonyms

Derived terms

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Old English līf

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /liːf/
  • Rhymes: -iːf

Noun

lyf (plural lives or liven)

  1. life

Descendants

Welsh

Pronunciation

Verb

lyf

  1. Soft mutation of llyf.
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