Saf
Bavarian edit
Alternative forms edit
- Saaf (spelling variant)
- Soaffa (West Central Bavarian, Southern Bavarian, Tyrol)
- Soaf (Southern Bavarian, Tyrol)
Etymology edit
From Middle High German seife, from Old High German seifa, seiffa, from Proto-West Germanic *saipā, from Proto-Germanic *saipǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *seyb- (“to pour out, dribble, strain, trickle”). Cognates include German Seife, Yiddish זייף (zeyf), Dutch zeep, Low German Seep, West Frisian sjippe, English soap.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Saf f (plural Safn) (East Central Bavarian, Vienna, Southern Bavarian, Carinthia)