Neffe
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See also: neffe
German
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German neve, from Old High German nefo, nevo, from Proto-West Germanic *nefō, from Proto-Germanic *nefô. Cognate with Dutch neef, obsolete English neve. Further from Proto-Indo-European *népōts, whence English nephew, which see for more.
The form with -ff- is irregular and was spread by Luther. The development -v- → -ff- before a sonorant (here the n of the inflected forms) is also found in Early Modern German Offen, Freffel for Ofen, Frevel, and frequently in Low German; compare Middle Low German effen, gaffel, neffel, neffen for even, gavel, nevel, neven (the last in the sense of “next to”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Neffe m (weak, genitive Neffen, plural Neffen, feminine Nichte)
- nephew (son of one's sibling or sibling-in-law)
- (obsolete) another male relative, especially a grandson, but also a cousin etc.
Declension
[edit]Declension of Neffe [masculine, weak]
Descendants
[edit]- →? German Low German: Neffe
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