-if

See also: if and IF

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French -if, from Old French -if, from Latin -īvus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /if/

Suffix

-if (feminine -ive, masculine plural -ifs, feminine plural -ives)

1. -ive; forms adjectives denoting characteristics or qualities

Derived terms

French terms suffixed with -if

Descendants

• → Dutch: -ief
  • Afrikaans: -ief
  • → Indonesian: -if
• → German: -iv
• → Norwegian Bokmål: -iv
• → Turkish: -if

German

Suffix

-if

1. (dated) Alternative form of -iv

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch -ief.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /if/

Suffix

-if

1. -ive: forms adjectives denoting characteristics or qualities

   respons (“response”) > responsif (“responsive”)

Derived terms

Indonesian terms suffixed with -if

Further reading

• “-if” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Etymology

Learned borrowing from English -ive.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /-if/
• Hyphenation: -if

Suffix

-if

1. -ive.

   pasif ― passive

   normatif ― normative

   agresif ― aggressive

Derived terms

Malay terms suffixed with -if

Middle English

Suffix

-if

1. Alternative form of -yf

Middle French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French -if, from Latin -ivus.

Suffix

-if

1. -ive

Descendants

• French: -if
  • → Dutch: -ief
    • Afrikaans: -ief
    • → Indonesian: -if
  • → German: -iv
  • → Norwegian Bokmål: -iv
  • → Turkish: -if

Old French

Etymology

Inherited from Latin -ivus.

Suffix

-if

1. -ive

Descendants

• → Middle English: -yf, -if, -yfe, -ife, -yve, -ive, -ef, -y, -i, -ye, -ie, -e
  • English: -ive, -iff, -y
• Middle French: -if
  • French: -if
    • → Dutch: -ief
      • Afrikaans: -ief
      • → Indonesian: -if
    • → German: -iv
    • → Norwegian Bokmål: -iv
    • → Turkish: -if