Neffe

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (masculine, weak) nephew (son of one's sibling or sibling-in-law)
2. (masculine, obsolete, weak) another male relative, especially a grandson, but also a cousin etc.

Concepten

neef

oomzegger

nichtje

neefje

neve

nigt

Synoniemen

Nichte

Brudersohn

Schwestersohn

Schwestertochter

Brudertochter

Vertalingen

nephew

neveu

sobrino

nipote

sobrinho

nebot

yeğen

ανιψιός

erkek yeğen

ανεψιός

برازا

filius sororis

filius fratris

Dialecten

Basel-Landschaft

newee

Basel-Landschaft

neewee

Basel-Landschaft

nöwöö

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Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈnɛfə/

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelhoogduits: neve

Overgenomen van Oudhoogduits: nefo

Verwant aan Nederlands: neef

Verwant aan Engels: neve

In summary

From Middle High German neve, from Old High German nefo, nevo, from Proto-West Germanic *nefō, from Proto-Germanic *nefô. Cognate with Dutch neef, obsolete English neve. Further from Proto-Indo-European *népōts, whence English nephew, which see for more.
The form with -ff- is irregular and was spread by Luther. The development -v- → -ff- before a sonorant (here the n of the inflected forms) is also found in Early Modern German Offen, Freffel for Ofen, Frevel, and frequently in Low German; compare Middle Low German effen, gaffel, neffel, neffen for even, gavel, nevel, neven (the last in the sense of “next to”).

Zinnen

Er war der Neffe des berühmten Architekten Gottfried Semper.

Hij was de neef van de beroemde architect Gottfried Semper.