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-if

-if

See also: if and IF

French

Suffix

-if m (feminine singular -ive, masculine plural -ifs, feminine plural -ives)

  1. -ive; used in forming adjectives denoting characteristics or qualities.

Derived terms

<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:French_words_suffixed_with_-if'>French words suffixed with -if</a>

German

Suffix

-if

  1. Dated alternative form of -iv

Middle French

Etymology

From Latin -ivus.

Suffix

-if

  1. -ive

Old French

Etymology

From Latin -ivus.

Suffix

-if

  1. -ive

Descendants