Neffe

== German == === Alternative forms === Nefe (obsolete) === 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”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈnɛfə/ === Noun === Neffe m (weak, genitive Neffen, plural Neffen, feminine Nichte) nephew (son of one's sibling or sibling-in-law) (obsolete) another male relative, especially a grandson, but also a cousin etc. ==== Declension ==== ==== Descendants ==== →? German Low German: Neffe === Further reading === “Neffe” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “Neffe” in Duden online “Neffe” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon