sylf

Old English

Etymology

Late West Saxon spelling of self.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sylf/, [syɫf]

Pronoun

sylf

  1. (Late West Saxon) self, oneself
    • 10th century, The Seafarer:
      Mæġ iċ be mē sylfum · sōðġied wrecan,
      sīþas seċġan, · hū iċ ġeswincdagum
      earfoðhwīle · oft þrōwade,
      bitre brēostċeare · ġebiden hæbbe,
      I can utter a true tale about myself,
      tell goings on how I by days of hardship
      oft tholed the times of hardship,
      have withstood bitter sorrow,

Declension

Declension of sylf — Strong
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative sylf sylf sylf
Accusative sylfne sylfe sylf
Genitive sylfes sylfre sylfes
Dative sylfum sylfre sylfum
Instrumental sylfe sylfre sylfe
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative sylfe sylfa, sylfe sylf
Accusative sylfe sylfa, sylfe sylf
Genitive sylfra sylfra sylfra
Dative sylfum sylfum sylfum
Instrumental sylfum sylfum sylfum
Declension of sylf — Weak
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative sylfa sylfe sylfe
Accusative sylfan sylfan sylfe
Genitive sylfan sylfan sylfan
Dative sylfan sylfan sylfan
Instrumental sylfan sylfan sylfan
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative sylfan sylfan sylfan
Accusative sylfan sylfan sylfan
Genitive sylfra, sylfena sylfra, sylfena sylfra, sylfena
Dative sylfum sylfum sylfum
Instrumental sylfum sylfum sylfum

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from French sylphe, from Latin sylphus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɘlf/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɘlf
  • Syllabification: sylf

Noun

sylf m animal

  1. sylph

Declension

Declension of sylf
singular plural
nominative sylf sylfy
genitive sylfa sylfów
dative sylfowi sylfom
accusative sylfa sylfy
instrumental sylfem sylfami
locative sylfie sylfach
vocative sylfie sylfy

Further reading

  • sylf in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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