huif – Dutch noun declension

Noun: huif
Gender: Feminine Hyphenation:

Sg.	huif
Pl.	huiven

Sample Sentences

Nouns inflected like huif

stoomlocomotief, schuif, schijf, scherf, schelf, oorlogsverf, bedrijf, bootgraf, keurslijf, optatief, steppekiekendief, citroenschijf, boeggolf, privébrief, offensief, woonerf, waterverf, waterwolf, accusatief, zwaartekrachtsgolf, etc. (List truncated at 20 nouns)

Etymology

1. From Middle Dutch huve, from Old Dutch *hūfa, a conflation of Proto-West Germanic *hūbā (“hood, cowl”) (from Proto-Germanic *hūbǭ) and *hūfi (“hive”).
2. Cognate with English houve and hive.

Verbs referencing "huif"

English Nouns hive, Middle English Nouns houve, French Nouns aubette.

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