*tibǭ

Runic: ᛏᛁᛒᛟ Pronunciation: /ˈti.ˌβɔː/

noun · feminine · ōn-stem

Meanings

bitch (female dog)

Etymology

Unknown. Perhaps related to the root of Old Norse tík (‘bitch’). A geminate byform *tibbǭ gave German dialectal Zippe, Zibbe (‘ewe; doe (hare, rabbit)’), Icelandic tebba (‘vixen’), and possibly English tib (‘working-class woman’).

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nom.tibǭtibōniz
Acc.tibōnųtibōnunz
Gen.tibōniztibōnǫ̂
Dat.tibōnitibōmaz
Inst.tibōnētibōmiz
Voc.tibǭtibōniz

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Descendants

  • *tibā (Proto-West Germanic)
    • tife (Old English)
  • *tibā (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *tiva (Old Dutch)
      • tēve (Middle Dutch)
        • teef (Dutch)
          • teef (Afrikaans)
          • teef (West Frisian)
  • *tibā (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *tive, *teve (Old Frisian)
      • Tieuwe (Saterland Frisian)
  • *tibā (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *zibba (Old High German)
      • *zibbe, *zippe (Middle High German)
        • Zibbe, Zippe (German)
  • *tibā (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *tiva (Old Saxon)
      • teve, tiffe (Middle Low German)
        • Teve, Teev, Tiff (German Low German)
  • *tibā (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *tiva (Old Saxon)
      • teve, tiffe (Middle Low German)
        • tefja (Old Norse)
          • tæve (Danish)
          • täva, täfsa (Swedish)

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