huif

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch huve, from Old Dutch *hūfa, a conflation of Proto-West Germanic *hūbā (“hood, cowl”) and *hūfi (“hive”).

Cognate with English houve and hive.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɦœy̯f/

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• Hyphenation: huif
• Rhymes: -œy̯f

Noun

huif f (plural huiven, diminutive huifje n)

1. cap

   Synonym: kap

   1. chaperon (headgear)

      Synonym: kaproen

   2. cap to blind a falcon used in hunting

      Synonyms: valkenkap, valkenmuts

   3. canvas wrapped around a prairie schooner or other covered wagon
2. hive
   1. beehive

      Synonyms: bijenkorf, immenkorf

Derived terms

• (canvas): huifkar, huifwagen, overhuiven
• (hive): bijenhuif, immenhuif

Related terms

• huiven

Limburgish

Noun

huif f (plural huive)

1. (Maastrichtian) marble (a small spherical ball of rock or glass used in children's games)