silf
English
editNoun
editsilf (plural silves)
Anagrams
editMaltese
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editNoun
editsilf m (plural slejjef, feminine silfa)
- brother-in-law
- Synonym: ħaten (distinctions between both vary)
See also
editMiddle English
editEtymology
editFrom Old English self, seolf, sylf (“same, self, very, own”), from Proto-Germanic *selbaz (“self”), from Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ- (“one's own”), from Proto-Indo-European *s(w)e- (“separate, apart”).
Noun
editsilf (plural silfs)
- Alternative form of self
Romanian
editEtymology
editBorrowed from French sylphe, from Latin sylphus.
Noun
editsilf m (plural silfi)
Declension
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