keff
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Maltese[edit]
Root |
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k-f-f |
3 terms |
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Noun[edit]
keff m (plural kfief or kfuf or keffejn)
- (usually in the construction keff tal-id) palm of the hand; or the inner part of the hand (including the fingers)
- Synonym: pala
Noun[edit]
keff m (plural kfief or kefef or keffejn)
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
Verb[edit]
keff (imperfect jkeff, past participle mikfuf, verbal noun keff)
- to hem
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of keff | ||||||||
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singular | plural | |||||||
1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | |||
perfect | m | keffejt | keffejt | keff | keffejna | keffejtu | keffew | |
f | keffet | |||||||
imperfect | m | nkeff | tkeff | jkeff | nkeffu | tkeffu | jkeffu | |
f | tkeff | |||||||
imperative | keff | keffu |
Etymology 3[edit]
Noun[edit]
keff m (instance noun keffa)
- verbal noun of keff: hemming
Swedish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Arabic كف (“good, pleasant, fun”). The transfer to Swedish meant that the word came to have the opposite meaning.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
keff (comparative keffare, superlative keffast)
Usage notes[edit]
- Sometimes also treated as an indeclinable adjective, i.e. det är keff as opposed to det är kefft.
Declension[edit]
Inflection of keff | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | keff | keffare | keffast |
Neuter singular | kefft | keffare | keffast |
Plural | keffa | keffare | keffast |
Masculine plural3 | keffe | keffare | keffast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | keffe | keffare | keffaste |
All | keffa | keffare | keffaste |
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic |
References[edit]
- keff in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- keff in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- “Vad betyder keff?”, in Frågelådan, Swedish Language Council, 2019 November 18 (last accessed)
Tarifit[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
keff (Tifinagh spelling ⴽⴻⴼⴼ)
- (intransitive) to fart
Conjugation[edit]
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Derived terms[edit]
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- Maltese terms belonging to the root k-f-f
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- Maltese masculine nouns
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- Maltese geminate verbs
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