thiaf

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Old Frisian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *þeub (thief). Cognate with Old English þēof, Old Saxon thiof.

Pronunciation

Noun

thiāf m

  1. thief

Inflection

Declension of thiāf (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative thiāf thiāvar, thiāva
accusative thiāf thiāvar, thiāva
genitive thiāvs thiāva
dative thiāv thiāvum, thiāvem

Descendants

  • North Frisian:
    Föhr-Amrum: tiif
  • Saterland Frisian: Tjoof
  • West Frisian: tsjeaf

References

  • Bremmer, Rolf H. (2009) An Introduction to Old Frisian: History, Grammar, Reader, Glossary, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, →ISBN, page 29