"wief" meaning in Dutch

See wief in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ʋif/, /ʋiːf/ Forms: wieven [plural], wiefje [diminutive, neuter], wiefke [diminutive, neuter]
Rhymes: -if, -iːf Etymology: Borrowed from Low German [Term?] and mainly used in the term Witte Wieven (literally “white women”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|nl|nds}} Borrowed from Low German [Term?] Head templates: {{nl-noun|n|-ven|+,-ke}} wief n (plural wieven, diminutive wiefje n or wiefke n), {{tlb|nl|regional|􂀿North-􂁀Eastern}} (regional, [North-]Eastern)
  1. woman Tags: neuter
    Sense id: en-wief-nl-noun-zy5b~x7w Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50
  2. wife Tags: neuter
    Sense id: en-wief-nl-noun-nVKjyOTW Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Regional Dutch Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 6 94 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50 Disambiguation of Regional Dutch: 5 95

Inflected forms

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