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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SIF

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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF SIF

sif  [siːf] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SIF

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Sif is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES SIF MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Sif

In Norse mythology, Sif is a goddess associated with earth. Sif is attested in the Poetic Edda, compiled in the 13th century from earlier traditional sources, and the Prose Edda, written in the 13th century by Snorri Sturluson, and in the poetry of skalds. In both the Poetic Edda and the Prose Edda, Sif is the wife of the thunder god Thor and is known for her golden hair. In the Prose Edda, Sif is named as the mother of the goddess Þrúðr by Thor and of Ullr with a father whose name is not recorded. The Prose Edda also recounts that Sif once had her hair shorn by Loki, and that Thor forced Loki to have a golden headpiece made for Sif, resulting in not only Sif's golden tresses but also five other objects for other gods. Scholars have proposed that Sif's hair may represent fields of golden wheat, that she may be associated with fertility, family, wedlock and/or that she is connected to rowan, and that there may be an allusion to her role or possibly her name in the Old English poem Beowulf.

Definition of sif in the English dictionary

The definition of sif in the dictionary is disgusting; sickening; nasty.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SIF


beef
biːf
belief
bɪˈliːf
brief
briːf
chief
tʃiːf
disbelief
ˌdɪsbɪˈliːf
editor-in-chief
ˌɛdɪtəʳɪntˈʃiːf
grief
ɡriːf
keef
kiːf
leaf
liːf
lief
liːf
massif
ˈmæsiːf
motif
məʊˈtiːf
reef
riːf
reif
riːf
relief
rɪˈliːf
sharif
ʃæˈriːf
sportif
spɔːˈtiːf
Tenerife
ˌtɛnəˈriːf
thief
θiːf

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SIF

sierran
sies
siesta
sieth
sieur
sieve
sieve tube
sievelike
sievert
sifaka
siffle
siffleur
siffleuse
sift
sifter
siftingly
siftings
sig.
siganid
sigh

WORDS THAT END LIKE SIF

alif
aperitif
as if
calif
deif
digestif
if
kaif
kharif
kif
Mazar-i-Sharif
only if
positif
Rif
sans serif
seif
serif
sherif
what if
what-if

Synonyms and antonyms of sif in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «sif» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SIF

Find out the translation of sif to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of sif from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «sif» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

SIF
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

sif
570 millions of speakers

English

sif
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

SIF
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

SIF
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

SIF
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

sif
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

sif
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sif
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sif
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

SIF
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

SIF
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

SIF
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sif
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

SIF
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

SIF
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Sif
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sif
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sif
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

SIF
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

SIF
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

SIF
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

sif
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

SIF
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

sif
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

SIF
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of sif

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SIF»

The term «sif» is quite widely used and occupies the 30.649 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SIF» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about sif

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SIF»

Discover the use of sif in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sif and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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My Sister Sif
Erika Magnus is a 14-year-old stirrer with complete confidence that she alone knows best.
Ruth Park, 2009
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Medieval Translations and Cultural Discourse: The Movement ...
By close comparison of a number of these texts, examining the various modifications made, and drawing on critical discourses ranging from post-colonial criticism to translation theory, the author explores the complexities of cultural ...
Sif Rikhardsdottir, 2012
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Goddess Afoot!: Practicing Magic with Celtic & Norse Goddesses
god Loki sneaks into Sif's room in the middle of the night, presumably when her warrior husband Thor is not at home, and cuts off all her hair. Sif's hair is much more to her than simply a distinguishing feature. It is, perhaps, the part of herself  ...
Michelle Skye, 2008
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Fatigue Crack Growth Thresholds, Endurance Limits, and Design
AKeff range of SIF that produces plastic strains in the vicinity of the crack-tip AKth value of AK below which no FCG occurs AKth/mt intrinsic component of AKth eM strain at measurement point M FCG fatigue crack growth Kj SIF at initiation of ...
J. C. Newman, Robert S. Piascik, 2000
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Elements of Fracture Mechanics
4.7 Critical Stress Intensity Factor Two Questions: Why should we evaluate the SIF for a crack in a component? How does it help a designer? Recall that our prime goal of studying fracture mechanics is to predict whether a crack is likely to  ...
Prashant Kumar, Kumar Prashant, 2009
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Before and After Avicenna: Proceedings of the First ...
1.1: Sif. 15.4f.: Nic. 35.12f. & Sif. 17.1; Nic. 35.20-23; Nic. 35.26-31. II. 1.2: Nic. 36.13-16; Nic. 36.16-19. II. 1.3: Nic. 36.21-23, 30. II. 1.4: Nic. 35.31-36.7, 11-13; Nic. 36.20-21; 36.30-37.4. II.2.1: Nic. 37.4f.; 37.5-10; Sif. 15.6f.; Sif. 16.1-4 & Nic.
Avicenna Study Group. Conference, David C. Reisman, Ahmed H. al- Rahim, 2003
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The Rat Nervous System
FIGURE 8 Rat pelvic ganglion. The electron micrograph shows a small granular cell (SIF cell) packed with dense-cored vesicles. The cytoplasm also displays mitochondria, microtubules, and the endoplasmic reticulum; at the right is part of the ...
George Paxinos, 2004
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Guidelines for Safe and Reliable Instrumented Protective Systems
Figure 4.8 Separate BPCS with Combined Supervisory Function and SIF. If the supervisory function and the SIF are reducing the risk of the same hazardous event, the SIS is designed and managed to the level of rigor required to achieve the ...
Center for Chemical Process Safety (CCPS), 2011
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Managing Microsoft's Remote Installation Services
The SIF is located in the RemoteInstall\Setup\[Language]\Images\[Friendly name of image]\I386\Templates folder. This is the default location of the file, and whenever an image is added to the Remote Installation Services server, a default SIF ...
Soren Rasmussen, Michael Iversen, 2011
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Dokładny słownik polsko-angielski [i angielsko-polski].
TO SLIDE, slid, ri'r. n. slizgad sif, posliznad sic; przemknad sif, przesliznad sif, mignad sif. To— into, wsliznad sif. To — one's hand into anolhi'r's pocket, wctknvu; rf- kf w czyjf kicszcnii.1. SLIDE, a. slizganica. SLIDER, sll'-dur, s. slizgajacy sif.
Alexander Chodźko, 1874

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SIF»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term sif is used in the context of the following news items.
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'Thor: Ragnarok' Updates: Jamie Alexander reveals Lady Sif's
'Thor: Ragnarok' actress Jamie Alexander revealed that her character Lady Sif may play a bigger and more vital role in the upcoming film. She also hinted on ... «Venture Capital Post, Jul 15»
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Sif to Have "Pivotal" Role in Thor: Ragnarok and More From Jaimie …
She also mentioned that her character, Sif, will play a large role (or at least an important one) in Ragnarok, saying that Marvel doesn't let her in on a lot of plot ... «The Mary Sue, Jul 15»
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SDCC '15: Jamie Alexander Confirms Lady Sif Will Appear In Thor …
During an interview with MTV, actress Jamie Alexander who stars in the new NBC series Blindspot, confirmed that her other major character Lady Sif would be ... «Bleeding Cool News, Jul 15»
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Arise, Queen Sif: Why Jaimie Alexander's Wonderful Warrior Woman …
But, now that I'm talking about the Lady Sif and her mighty hammer wielding comrade, the romantic tension between the two has gone on to ripen significantly in ... «moviepilot.com, Jun 15»
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'Thor 3: Ragnarok': Bye Heimdall And Lady Sif; MCU Phase 3 Flick …
"Although it would be very sad if Lady Sif died in Ragnarok, I almost think it will be her who dies," user Christian Meeder commented on the same article. «Youth Health Magzine, May 15»
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Sifco Industries (SIF) Appoints New CFO
Sifco Industries (NYSE: SIF) has named Salvatore (Sal) Incanno as its Chief Financial Officer, effective May 11, 2015. Mr. Incanno joins the Company with broad ... «StreetInsider.com, May 15»
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Sifco Industries (SIF) to Acquire C*Blade; CFO Kramer to Depart
Sifco Industries (NYSE: SIF) has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the Italian-based company C*Blade from Riello Investment Partners. Closing will ... «StreetInsider.com, Mar 15»
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SIFCO Industries (SIF) Downgraded From Buy to Hold
"We rate SIFCO INDUSTRIES (SIF) a HOLD. The primary factors that have impacted our rating are mixed, some indicating strength, some showing weaknesses, ... «TheStreet.com, Mar 15»
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It's Sif vs. S.H.I.E.L.D., as the Asgardian Brings [Spoiler] to Coulson's …
When Asgard's badass Lady Sif unwittingly delivers trouble to the Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. this Tuesday (ABC, 8/7c), she's frankly at a loss to help them out very ... «TVLine, Mar 15»
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Hooray! The Lady Sif Returns For Another Agents of SHIELD Episode
And the good news is that it probably won't be another creepy gross mind control plotline! Because it's actually going to be another overused TV trope instead. «The Mary Sue, Feb 15»

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