teef

Meaning

1. (feminine) a bitch, a female dog: a female dog or other canine
2. (feminine, offensive, vulgar) a despicable woman; a bitch

Concepts

bitch

she-dog

dog

🐕

she dog

female dog

Synonyms

hond

🐕

wijfjesvos

wolvin

Translations

chienne

perra

cadela

cagna

cachorra

Hündin

σκύλα

canha

canicula

renarde

gossa

lice

louve

σκύλος

Pronounced as (IPA)

/teːf/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: teve

Inherited from Old Dutch: *tiva

Cognate with Old Norse: tík

Cognate with Old English: tife

Cognate with German: Zibbe

In summary

From Middle Dutch teve, from Old Dutch *tiva, from Proto-West Germanic *tibā, perhaps from the root of Old Norse tík (“bitch”).
Cognate to Old English tife and probably German Zibbe.