stief

See also: stief- and Stief

Dutch

Etymology

From German Stift.[1] Unrelated to the prefix stief-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /stif/
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Noun

stief n (plural stiefen, diminutive stiefje n)

  1. (Indonesia, Netherlands) eraser, rubber
    Synonyms: gum, vlakgum

Descendants

  • → Indonesian: setip

References

  1. ^ van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “stief2”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute

German

Pronunciation

Adjective

stief (strong nominative masculine singular stiefer, not comparable)

  1. much, many, numerous
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