tif

See also: TIF

English

Noun

tif (plural tifs)

  1. Short for TIFF.

Antillean Creole

Noun

tif

  1. pumice

French

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Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /tif/
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Noun

tif m (plural tifs)

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

Further reading

Hausa

Etymology

Perhaps from French tube.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /tîf/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [tɪ̂ɸ]

Noun

tîf m

  1. inner tube

Icelandic

Etymology

From tifa (“to tick”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /tʰɪːv/
  • Rhymes: -ɪːv

Noun

tif n (genitive singular tifs, no plural)

  1. ticking, the act or process of ticking

Declension
declension of tif
n-s singular
indefinite definite
nominative tif tifið
accusative tif tifið
dative tifi tifinu
genitive tifs tifsins

Nigerian Pidgin

Etymology

From English thief.

Noun

tif

  1. thief

Norn

Noun

tif

  1. scent

Volapük

Etymology

Borrowed from English thief.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /tif/

Noun

tif (nominative plural tifs)

  1. theft

Declension
declension of tif
singular plural
nominative tif tifs
genitive tifa tifas
dative tife tifes
accusative tifi tifis
vocative 1 o tif! o tifs!
predicative 2 tifu tifus
  • 1 status as a case is disputed
  • 2 in later, non-classical Volapük only

Derived terms

Whitesands

Noun

tif

  1. chief

References
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