eldertongue

Old English · noun

nift

Part of speech
noun, feminine
Declension
strong ō-stem
IPA
/nift/
Syllables
nift (1 syllable)
Modern English
nieceniftgranddaughterstepdaughter

Meaning

  1. niece

  2. granddaughter

  3. stepdaughter

Declension

Declension of nift
SingularPlural
Nominative niftniftanifte
Accusative nifteniftanifte
Genitive niftenifta
Dative nifteniftum

All forms (4)

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *niftiz (“niece, granddaughter”), from Proto-Indo-European *néptih₂.

Descendants

nift

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