skif

French

Noun

skif m (plural skifs)

1. Alternative spelling of skiff

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Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *skip, from Proto-Germanic *skipą, whence also Old Saxon skip, Old English sċip, Old Norse skip, Gothic 𐍃𐌺𐌹𐍀 (skip).

Noun

skif n

1. ship, boat

Derived terms

• skifskalk

Descendants

• Middle High German: schif
  • German: Schiff
  • Yiddish: שיף‎ (shif)
• → Old Italian: schifo
  • Italian: schifo
  • Middle French: esquif
    • English: skiff
    • French: esquif