"Seif" meaning in All languages combined

See Seif on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Forms: Seifs [plural]
Etymology: Two possible origins: * Borrowed from German Seif, a metonymic occupational surname for a soap-maker, from Seife (“soap”). * A variant spelling of Saif, an Arabic surname which can be found in both Muslim and Christian communities. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|de|Seif}} German Seif Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Seif (plural Seifs)
  1. A surname.

Noun [Hunsrik]

IPA: /saɪ̯f/ Forms: Seife [plural]
Head templates: {{hrx-noun|f|pl=Seife}} Seif f (plural Seife)
  1. soap Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-Seif-hrx-noun-c2vC1OCU Categories (other): Hunsrik entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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