"-if" meaning in French

See -if in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /if/ Forms: -ive [feminine], -ifs [masculine, plural], -ives [feminine, plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Middle French -if, from Old French -if, from Latin -īvus. Etymology templates: {{etymon|fr|inh|frm>-if>-ive|id=-ive}}, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|-if|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French -if, {{inh+|fr|frm|-if}} Inherited from Middle French -if, {{inh|fr|fro|-if}} Old French -if, {{inh|fr|la|-īvus}} Latin -īvus Head templates: {{fr-adj}} -if (feminine -ive, masculine plural -ifs, feminine plural -ives)
  1. -ive; forms adjectives denoting characteristics or qualities Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--if-fr-suffix-k1vRkfM4 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "nl",
            "2": "-ief",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Dutch: -ief\nAfrikaans: -ief\n→ Indonesian: -if",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Dutch: -ief\nAfrikaans: -ief\n→ Indonesian: -if"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "de",
            "2": "-iv",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ German: -iv",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ German: -iv"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "nb",
            "2": "-iv",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Norwegian Bokmål: -iv",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Norwegian Bokmål: -iv"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "tr",
            "2": "-if",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Turkish: -if",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Turkish: -if"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
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        "1": "fr",
        "2": "inh",
        "3": "frm>-if>-ive",
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      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "etymon"
    },
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      "args": {
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      "name": "glossary"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "frm",
        "3": "-if",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "g": "",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
        "nocat": "",
        "pos": "",
        "sc": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
        "ts": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Middle French -if",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "frm",
        "3": "-if"
      },
      "expansion": "Inherited from Middle French -if",
      "name": "inh+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "fro",
        "3": "-if"
      },
      "expansion": "Old French -if",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "-īvus"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin -īvus",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Inherited from Middle French -if, from Old French -if, from Latin -īvus.",
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    {
      "form": "-ive",
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        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ifs",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "-ives",
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        "feminine",
        "plural"
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    }
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            "Entry maintenance"
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
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          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "-ive; forms adjectives denoting characteristics or qualities"
      ],
      "id": "en--if-fr-suffix-k1vRkfM4",
      "links": [
        [
          "-ive",
          "-ive"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/if/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-if"
}
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          },
          "expansion": "→ Dutch: -ief\nAfrikaans: -ief\n→ Indonesian: -if",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Dutch: -ief\nAfrikaans: -ief\n→ Indonesian: -if"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "de",
            "2": "-iv",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ German: -iv",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ German: -iv"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "nb",
            "2": "-iv",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Norwegian Bokmål: -iv",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Norwegian Bokmål: -iv"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "tr",
            "2": "-if",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Turkish: -if",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Turkish: -if"
    }
  ],
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        "4": "",
        "5": "",
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        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
        "nocat": "",
        "pos": "",
        "sc": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
        "ts": ""
      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
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      },
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    },
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        "1": "fr",
        "2": "fro",
        "3": "-if"
      },
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    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "la",
        "3": "-īvus"
      },
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    }
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        "feminine"
      ]
    },
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        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ives",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "expansion": "-if (feminine -ive, masculine plural -ifs, feminine plural -ives)",
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "fr",
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        "French 1-syllable words",
        "French adjective-forming suffixes",
        "French entries with incorrect language header",
        "French lemmas",
        "French suffixes",
        "French terms derived from Latin",
        "French terms derived from Middle French",
        "French terms derived from Old French",
        "French terms inherited from Latin",
        "French terms inherited from Middle French",
        "French terms inherited from Old French",
        "French terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Pages with 6 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
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      ],
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          "-ive",
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        ]
      ],
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        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/if/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-if"
}

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