nift

From Middle English nyfte, nift, nifte, from Old English nift (“niece, granddaughter”), from Proto-Germanic *niftiz (“niece”), from Proto-Indo-European *néptih₂. The male is neve. Doublet of niece.

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɪft/

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• Rhymes: -ɪft

nift (plural nifts)

1. (obsolete) Niece.

• IPA^(key): /nɪft/

nift f (plural niften, diminutive nifje n)

1. (Holland) obsolete form of nicht

nift

1. alternative form of nyfte (“niece”)

From Proto-Germanic *niftiz (“niece, granddaughter”), from Proto-Indo-European *néptih₂.

• IPA^(key): /nift/

nift f

1. niece
2. granddaughter
3. stepdaughter

Strong ō-stem:

• bewīfmann
• brōþordohtor
• nefene
• sweosterbearn

• ġenift

• Middle English: nyfte, nift, nifte
  • English: nift (obsolete)

nift f

1. alternative spelling of nipt