-ief

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See also: IEF

Afrikaans

Etymology

Inherited from Dutch -ief, from French -if.

Suffix

-ief

  1. -ive

Derived terms

Category Afrikaans terms suffixed with -ief not found

Dutch

Etymology

From French -if.

Pronunciation

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Suffix

-ief

  1. -ive

Declension

Declension of -ief
uninflected -ief
inflected -ieve
comparative -iever
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial -ief -iever het -iefst
het -iefste
indefinite m./f. sing. -ieve -ievere -iefste
n. sing. -ief -iever -iefste
plural -ieve -ievere -iefste
definite -ieve -ievere -iefste
partitive -iefs -ievers

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: -ief
  • Indonesian: -if