Tiefe

See also: tiefe

German

Alternative forms

Teufe (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle High German tiefe, alteration (based on the form of the adjective) of tiufe, from Old High German tiufī. Analysable as tief (“deep”) +‎ -e (“-ness”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈtiːfə/
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Noun

Tiefe f (genitive Tiefe, plural Tiefen)

depth

Declension

Declension of Tiefe [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Tiefe	die	Tiefen
genitive	einer	der	Tiefe	der	Tiefen
dative	einer	der	Tiefe	den	Tiefen
accusative	eine	die	Tiefe	die	Tiefen

Derived terms

Related terms

Further reading

“Tiefe” in Duden online
“Tiefe” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
“Tiefe” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.

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