stif

Cornish

Pronunciation

• (Revived Middle Cornish) IPA^(key):
• (Revived Late Cornish) IPA^(key):

Noun

stif m (plural stifow)

1. A jet, squirt; a stream of fluid or gas
2. (aviation) A jet plane; Type of airplane propelled by jet engines instead of propellers

Derived terms

• stifa
• stifek
• stifella
• stifjyn
• stiflinder
• stifliv

References

• Cornish-English Dictionary from Maga's Online Dictionary
• Akademi Kernewek Gerlyver Kernewek (FSS) Cornish Dictionary (SWF) (in Cornish), 2018, published 2018, page 173

Middle English

Alternative forms

• styf, styfe, styff, styffe, stife, stiff, stiffe, stive, styve

Etymology

From Old English stīf, from Proto-West Germanic *stīf. The variant with a short vowel is probably from the comparative.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /stiːf/, /stif/

Adjective

stif (comparative stiffer, superlative stiffeste)

1. Stiff, firm, hard; difficult to move or manipulate.
2. Strong, fixed, hardy well-built; constructed as to last.
3. Having strong resolve; unyielding or strong-minded.
4. Daring, audacious, valiant, boastful.
5. Having great strength, might or ability; mightful.
6. Having great force or potence; forceful.
7. Bloody, injurious, wounding; causing injury or challenge.
8. (rare) Runny; having a high viscosity.
9. (rare) Rough; not smooth to the touch.

Derived terms

• stifly
• stiffenes

Descendants

• English: stiff
• Scots: stif, stiff, steif
• Yola: stiff

References

• “stif, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-27.

Adverb

stif (plural and weak singular stiffer, comparative stiffest)

1. Stiffly, firmly, unmoveably; in a way that is difficult to move or manipulate.
2. With strong resolve; unyieldingly or strong-mindedly.
3. Bloodily, injuriously, woundingly; in a way causing injury or challenge.
4. (rare) Daringly, bravely, forcefully, totally.

References

• “stif, adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-27.

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *stīf.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /stiːf/

Adjective

stīf

1. Stiff, firm, hard
2. Strong, fixed

Declension

Descendants

• Middle English: stif, styf, styfe, styff, styffe, stife, stiff, stiffe, stive, styve
  • English: stiff
  • Scots: stif, stiff, steif
  • Yola: stiff