ife

• IPA^(key): /ˈi.fe/

ife

1. we (first-person plural personal pronoun)

ife

1. past participle of ibh

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ife”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

ife f pl

1. plural of ifa

• fei, fie

ife^? class 9 (plural izimfe class 10)

1. sweet cane

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

From ai (“interrogative particle”) +‎ fe (“him, it”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

• IPA^(key): /ˈɪvɛ/
• Rhymes: -ɪvɛ

ife

1. (South Wales, colloquial) interrogative particle (used sentence-initially when a non-verbal element is fronted for emphasis)

   Synonym: ai

   Ife fe yw dy dad?

   Is he your dad?

2. (South Wales, colloquial) interrogative particle (used sentence-finally when a non-verbal element is fronted for emphasis)

   Synonym: ia

   Fe yw dy dad, ife?

   He’s your dad, is he?

• Used sentence-initially in some southern dialects to qualify a non-verbal element fronted for emphasis. To indicate the interrogative of unemphatic initial verbs, the soft mutation is employed instead.
• Used sentence-finally in general in the south when a sentence contains a non-verbal element fronted for emphasis. The equivalent northern particle is ia.

• IPA^(key): /ī.fē/

ife

1. cup

   Synonyms: ago, ukèrè