tief

Betekenis

Adj

1. (also,figuratively) deep
2. low (situated close to, or below, the ground)
3. (Switzerland,figuratively) low (small, not high in amount or quantity, value, etc.)

Adv

1. deeply, profoundly
2. thoroughly, in depth

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/tiːf/

Etymologie

From Middle High German tief, tiuf, going back to Old High German tiuf, tiof, inherited through Proto-West Germanic *deup and ultimately deriving from Proto-Germanic *deupaz, from Pre-Germanic *dʰewbʰnós, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewbʰ-.
Compare Low German deep, Dutch diep, English deep, Danish dyb, Norwegian dyp, Icelandic djúpur.

Zinnen

Noch steht die Sonne nicht so tief , dass sie blendet .

De zon is nog niet zo diep dat hij verblindt.