"if" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /if/ Audio: Fr-if.ogg , Fr-Paris--if.ogg [Paris] Forms: ifs [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Middle French if, from Old French if, from northern Vulgar Latin *ivus (“yew tree”), from either Proto-Celtic *iwos or Proto-Germanic *īhwaz, both ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eyHw-. Cognate with Breton ivin, Welsh ywen, Old Irish eó (in Celtic), English yew, Dutch ijf, German Eibe (in Germanic), and further with Russian ива (iva) etc. Etymology templates: {{dercat|fr|frk|cel-gau}}, {{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|VL.|*ivus|t=yew tree}} Vulgar Latin *ivus (“yew tree”), {{der|fr|cel-pro|*iwos}} Proto-Celtic *iwos, {{der|fr|gem-pro|*īhwaz}} Proto-Germanic *īhwaz, {{der|fr|ine-pro|*h₁eyHw-}} Proto-Indo-European *h₁eyHw-, {{cog|br|ivin}} Breton ivin, {{cog|cy|ywen}} Welsh ywen, {{cog|sga|eó}} Old Irish eó, {{cog|en|yew}} English yew, {{cog|nl|ijf}} Dutch ijf, {{cog|de|Eibe}} German Eibe, {{cog|ru|ива}} Russian ива (iva) Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} if m (plural ifs)
  1. yew Tags: masculine Categories (lifeform): Conifers, Trees
    Sense id: en-if-fr-noun-bRLyEczM Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for if meaning in French (3.4kB)

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