zif
See also: ZIF
Italian
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): */ˈd͡zif/[1]
- Rhymes: -if
- Hyphenation: zìf
Interjection
zif
- zap (sound)
Derived terms
- zif zaf (sound of two quick blows)
References
Volapük
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [t͡sif]
Noun
zif (nominative plural zifs)
- town, city
- 1940, “Pro yunanef Nedänik”, in Volapükagased pro Nedänapükans, pages 30, 37:
- Ziom oba binom bumavan, bumom domis in zif.
- My uncle is an architect, he builds houses in the city.
- 1952, Arie de Jong, Diatek nulik: Gospul ma ‚Matthaeus’. Kapit: V:
- Binols lit vola. Zif, kel topon löpo su bel, no kanon binön klänedik.
- You are light for the world. A city built on a hill-top cannot be hidden.
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | zif | zifs |
| genitive | zifa | zifas |
| dative | zife | zifes |
| accusative | zifi | zifis |
| vocative 1 | o zif! | o zifs! |
| predicative 2 | zifu | zifus |
1 status as a case is disputed
2 in later, non-classical Volapük only
Derived terms
- zifan
- zifasekretan
- zifaziläk
- zifik
- zifil