teef

English

Noun

teef

  1. plural of toof

Noun

teef

  1. (MLE, Nigeria) thief

Verb

teef (third-person singular simple present teefs, present participle teefing, simple past and past participle teefed)

  1. (MLE, MTE, Nigeria) to steal
    • 2013, Nick Barlay, Crumple Zone:
      You s'posed to be my homie an' you teefed my story

Anagrams

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch teef.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tiəf/

Noun

teef (plural tewe)

  1. bitch (female dog)

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch teve, from Old Dutch *tiva, from Proto-West Germanic *tibā, perhaps from the root of Old Norse tík (bitch).[1]

Cognate to Old English tife and probably German Zibbe.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /teːf/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: teef
  • Rhymes: -eːf

Noun

teef f (plural teven, diminutive teefje n, masculine reu)

  1. A bitch, a female dog: a female dog or other canine.
  2. (vulgar, offensive) A despicable woman; a fucking bitch.

Usage notes

Derived terms

References

  • "Teef (wijfjeshond)", in M. Philippa e.a. (2003-2009), Etymologisch Woordenboek van het Nederlands, via: Etymologiebank.nl.
  1. van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “teef1”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute

West Frisian

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch teef.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /teːf/

Noun

teef c (plural teven, diminutive teefke)

  1. bitch, female dog

Further reading

  • teef”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
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