silf

English

Etymology

From Middle English self, silf, sulf, from Old English self, seolf, sylf (“same, self, very, own”), from Proto-Germanic *selbaz (“self”), from Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ- (“one's own”), from Proto-Indo-European *s(w)e- (“separate, apart”).

Noun

silf (plural silfs)

1. Obsolete spelling of self

Anagrams

• FILs, fils

Maltese

Etymology

From Arabic سِلْف (silf).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɪlf/

Noun

silf m (plural slejjef, feminine silfa)

1. brother-in-law

   Synonym: ħaten (distinctions between both vary)

See also

• kunjat

Middle English

Etymology

From Old English self, seolf, sylf (“same, self, very, own”), from Proto-Germanic *selbaz (“self”), from Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ- (“one's own”), from Proto-Indo-European *s(w)e- (“separate, apart”).

Noun

silf (plural silfs)

1. Alternative form of self

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French sylphe, from Latin sylphus.

Noun

silf m (plural silfi)

1. sylph

Declension

Declension of silf

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) silf	silful	(niște) silfi	silfii
genitive/dative	(unui) silf	silfului	(unor) silfi	silfilor
vocative	silfule		silfilor