nift

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English nyfte, nift, nifte, from Old English nift (“niece, granddaughter”), from Proto-Germanic *niftiz (“niece”), from Proto-Indo-European *néptih₂. The male is neve. Doublet of niece. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈnɪft/ Rhymes: -ɪft === Noun === nift (plural nifts) (obsolete) Niece. == Dutch == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /nɪft/ === Noun === nift f (plural niften, diminutive nifje n) (Holland) obsolete form of nicht == Middle English == === Noun === nift alternative form of nyfte (“niece”) == Old English == === Etymology === From Proto-Germanic *niftiz (“niece, granddaughter”), from Proto-Indo-European *néptih₂. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /nift/ === Noun === nift f niece granddaughter stepdaughter ==== Declension ==== Strong ō-stem: ==== Synonyms ==== bewīfmann brōþordohtor nefene sweosterbearn ==== Derived terms ==== ġenift ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: nyfte, nift, nifteEnglish: nift (obsolete) == Old Norse == === Noun === nift f alternative spelling of nipt