huif
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
Noun edit
huif f (plural huiven, diminutive huifje n)
- cap
- Synonym: kap
- chaperon (headgear)
- Synonym: kaproen
- cap to blind a falcon used in hunting
- Synonyms: valkenkap, valkenmuts
- canvas wrapped around a prairie schooner or other covered wagon
- hive
Derived terms edit
- (canvas): huifkar, huifwagen, overhuiven
- (hive): bijenhuif, immenhuif
Related terms edit
Limburgish edit
Noun edit
huif f (plural huive)
- (Maastrichtian) marble (a small spherical ball of rock or glass used in children's games)