treife
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English
Adjective
treife (not comparable)
- Alternative spelling of treyf
Anagrams
Dutch
Alternative forms
- treifel (rare, dated)
Etymology
Borrowed from Yiddish טרייף (treyf), from Hebrew טְרֵפָה.
Pronunciation
Adjective
treife (not comparable)
Declension
| Declension of treife | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | treife | |||
| inflected | treife | |||
| comparative | — | |||
| positive | ||||
| predicative/adverbial | treife | |||
| indefinite | m./f. sing. | treife | ||
| n. sing. | treife | |||
| plural | treife | |||
| definite | treife | |||
| partitive | treifes | |||
Related terms
German
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Yiddish טרייף (treyf).
Pronunciation
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Adjective
treife (strong nominative masculine singular treifer, not comparable)
Declension
Positive forms of treife (uncomparable)
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
| predicative | er ist treife | sie ist treife | es ist treife | sie sind treife | |
| strong declension (without article) |
nominative | treifer | treife | treifes | treife |
| genitive | treifen | treifer | treifen | treifer | |
| dative | treifem | treifer | treifem | treifen | |
| accusative | treifen | treife | treifes | treife | |
| weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der treife | die treife | das treife | die treifen |
| genitive | des treifen | der treifen | des treifen | der treifen | |
| dative | dem treifen | der treifen | dem treifen | den treifen | |
| accusative | den treifen | die treife | das treife | die treifen | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein treifer | eine treife | ein treifes | (keine) treifen |
| genitive | eines treifen | einer treifen | eines treifen | (keiner) treifen | |
| dative | einem treifen | einer treifen | einem treifen | (keinen) treifen | |
| accusative | einen treifen | eine treife | ein treifes | (keine) treifen | |