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nift

/ˈnɪft/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.34 in modern English

Syllables
nift
IPA
/ˈnɪft/
7
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Niece.

Obsolete

Etymology

From Middle English nyfte, nift, nifte, from Old English nift (“niece, granddaughter”), from Proto-Germanic *niftiz (“niece”), from Proto-Indo-European *néptih₂. The male is neve. Doublet of niece.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: nyfte, nift, *niftiz, *néptih₂

Usage

Inflected Forms

nifts (plural)

Rhymes With

fifth gift shift lift 5th swift drift get the drift rift thrift adrift sift

Questions

How do you pronounce nift?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈnɪft/.
What does nift mean?
Niece.
Where does nift come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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