hyf

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hūfi.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /xyːf/, [hyːf]

Noun

hȳf f

  1. beehive

Declension

Strong ō-stem:

singular plural
nominative hȳf hȳfa, hȳfe
accusative hȳfe hȳfa, hȳfe
genitive hȳfe hȳfa
dative hȳfe hȳfum

Descendants

  • Middle English: hyve, heve, hive, huive, huyve, hyfe, hyffe, hufe (Early Middle English)
    • English: hive
    • Scots: hyve
    • Yola: heeve

Swedish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὑφή (huphḗ, web).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /hyːf/

Noun

hyf c

  1. (botany) hypha

Declension

Declension of hyf
nominative genitive
singular indefinite hyf hyfs
definite hyfen hyfens
plural indefinite hyfer hyfers
definite hyferna hyfernas