Seife

Meaning

1. (feminine,uncountable) soap (substance)
2. (countable,feminine) a piece of soap
3. (countable,feminine) a particular sort of soap
4. (feminine) placer deposit, placer

Hyphenated as

Sei‧fe

Gender

♀️ Feminine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈzaɪ̯fə/

Etymology

From Middle High German seife, from Old High German seifa, seiffa, from Proto-Germanic *saipǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *seyb- (“to pour out, dribble, strain, trickle”). Cognate with Dutch zeep, Low German Seep, West Frisian sjippe, English soap.