-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)

-ive; forms adjectives denoting characteristics or qualities

Derived terms

French terms suffixed with -if

magnétostrictif

Descendants

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

German

Suffix

-if

(dated) alternative form of -iv

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch -ief.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /if/

Suffix

-if

-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 (Jawi spelling -يف)

-ive.
pasif ― passive

normatif ― normative

agresif ― aggressive

Derived terms

Malay terms suffixed with -if

Middle English

Suffix

-if

alternative form of -yf

Middle French

Etymology

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

Suffix

-if

-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

-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