teef

English

Etymology 1

Noun

teef

1. plural of toof

Etymology 2

Noun

teef

1. (MLE, Nigeria) thief

Verb

teef (third-person singular simple present teefs, present participle teefing, simple past and past participle teefed)

1. (MLE, MTE, Nigeria) to steal
   • 2013, Nick Barlay, Crumple Zone:

     You s'posed to be my homie an' you teefed my story

Anagrams

• ETFE, feet, fete, fête

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch teef.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tiəf/

Noun

teef (plural tewe)

1. bitch (female dog)

Dutch

Dutch Wikipedia has an article on:

teef

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Etymology

From Middle Dutch teve, from Old Dutch *tiva, from Proto-West Germanic *tibā, perhaps from the root of Old Norse tík (“bitch”).^[1]

Cognate to Old English tife and probably German Zibbe.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /teːf/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: teef
• Rhymes: -eːf

Noun

teef f (plural teven, diminutive teefje n, masculine reu)

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

Usage notes

• Stronger than trut.

Derived terms

• appelteef
• visteef

References

• "Teef (wijfjeshond)", in M. Philippa e.a. (2003-2009), Etymologisch Woordenboek van het Nederlands, via: Etymologiebank.nl.

1. van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “teef1”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute

West Frisian

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch teef.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /teːf/

Noun

teef c (plural teven, diminutive teefke)

1. bitch, female dog

Further reading

• “teef”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011