"Neffe" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /ˈnɛfə/ Audio: De-Neffe.ogg
Etymology: From Middle High German neve, from Old High German nefo, nevo, from Proto-West Germanic *nefō, from Proto-Germanic *nefô. Cognate with Dutch neef, obsolete English neve. Further from Proto-Indo-European *népōts, whence English nephew, which see for more. The form with -ff- is irregular and was spread by Luther. The development -v- → -ff- before a sonorant (here the n of the inflected forms) is also found in Early Modern German Offen, Freffel for Ofen, Frevel, and frequently in Low German; compare Middle Low German effen, gaffel, neffel, neffen for even, gavel, nevel, neven (the last in the sense of “next to”). Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|neve}} Middle High German neve, {{inh|de|goh|nefo}} Old High German nefo, {{inh|de|gmw-pro|*nefō}} Proto-West Germanic *nefō, {{inh|de|gem-pro|*nefô}} Proto-Germanic *nefô, {{cog|nl|neef}} Dutch neef, {{cog|en|neve}} English neve, {{inh|de|ine-pro|*népōts}} Proto-Indo-European *népōts, {{m+|en|nephew}} English nephew, {{noncog|gml||effen, gaffel, neffel, neffen}} Middle Low German effen, gaffel, neffel, neffen Head templates: {{de-noun|m.weak|f=Nichte}} Neffe m (weak, genitive Neffen, plural Neffen, feminine Nichte) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m.weak}} Forms: Neffen [genitive], Neffen [plural], Nichte [feminine], weak [table-tags], Neffe [nominative, singular], Neffen [definite, nominative, plural], Neffen [genitive, singular], Neffen [definite, genitive, plural], Neffen [dative, singular], Neffen [dative, definite, plural], Neffen [accusative, singular], Neffen [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. nephew (son of one's sibling or sibling-in-law) Tags: masculine, weak Categories (topical): Male family members
    Sense id: en-Neffe-de-noun-DQjbatXb Disambiguation of Male family members: 73 27 Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 81 19 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 81 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 89 11
  2. (obsolete) another male relative, especially a grandson, but also a cousin etc. Tags: masculine, obsolete, weak
    Sense id: en-Neffe-de-noun-kkACG7c2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Nefe [obsolete]

Inflected forms

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      ],
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      "args": {
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      },
      "expansion": "Dutch neef",
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        "2": "neve"
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      "expansion": "English neve",
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    },
    {
      "form": "Neffen",
      "source": "declension",
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "Neffen",
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        "plural"
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  "lang": "German",
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  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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          "_dis": "81 19",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "German entries with incorrect language header",
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            "Male people",
            "Family",
            "Male",
            "People",
            "Gender",
            "Human",
            "Biology",
            "Psychology",
            "Sociology",
            "All topics",
            "Sciences",
            "Social sciences",
            "Fundamental",
            "Society"
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        "(obsolete) another male relative, especially a grandson, but also a cousin etc."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "obsolete",
        "weak"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/ˈnɛfə/"
    },
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      ],
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    }
  ],
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    "Martin Luther"
  ],
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    "German nouns",
    "German terms derived from Middle High German",
    "German terms derived from Old High German",
    "German terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "German terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
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