hyf

Old English

Alternative forms

• hȳfe

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hūfi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xyːf/, [hyːf]

Noun

hȳf f

1. beehive

Declension

Declension of hyf (strong ō-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	hȳf	hȳfa, hȳfe
accusative	hȳfe	hȳfa, hȳfe
genitive	hȳfe	hȳfa
dative	hȳfe	hȳfum

Descendants

• Middle English: hyve, heve, hive, huive, huyve, hyfe, hyffe; hufe
  • English: hive
  • Scots: hyve
  • Yola: heeve

Swedish

hyf

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὑφή (huphḗ, “web”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hyːf/

Noun

hyf c

1. (botany) hypha

Declension

Declension of hyf
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	hyf	hyfen	hyfer	hyferna
Genitive	hyfs	hyfens	hyfers	hyfernas