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See also: TIF

Translingual

Etymology

Clipping of English Tifal.

Symbol

tif

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Tifal.

See also

English

Noun

tif (plural tifs)

  1. Abbreviation of TIFF.

Anagrams

Antillean Creole

Noun

tif

  1. pumice

French

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tif/
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Noun

tif m (plural tifs)

  1. (colloquial) hair
    Synonyms: cheveu, poil
    se couper les tifs ― get a haircut

Further reading

Hausa

Etymology

Perhaps from French tube.

Pronunciation

Noun

tîf m

  1. inner tube

Icelandic

Etymology

Deverbal from tifa (“to tick”).

Pronunciation

Noun

tif n (genitive singular tifs, no plural)

  1. ticking, the act or process of ticking

Declension

More information singular, indefinite ...
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Nigerian Pidgin

Noun

tif

  1. alternative spelling of tiff

Norn

Noun

tif

  1. scent

Vilamovian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle High German tief, from Old High German tiof, tiuf, from Proto-West Germanic *deup, from Proto-Germanic *deupaz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewbʰ- (“deep”).

Noun

tif n

  1. deep

Volapük

Etymology

Borrowed from English thief.

Pronunciation

Noun

tif (nominative plural tifs)

  1. theft

Declension

More information singular, plural ...

1 status as a case is disputed
2 in later, non-classical Volapük only

Derived terms

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Whitesands

Noun

tif

  1. chief

References

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