sib
Having kinship or relationshipHaving kinship or relationship; related by same-bloodedness; kindred.
Meaning
2 sensesHaving kinship or relationship; related by same-bloodedness; kindred.
Akin (to); similar (to).
Origin
From Middle English sib, from Old English sibb (“related, akin, sib”), from Proto-GermanicFrom Middle English sib, from Old English sibb (“related, akin, sib”), from Proto-Germanic *sibjaz (“related”), from Proto-Indo-European *sebʰ-, *swebʰ- (“one's own”). Cognate with West Frisian besibbe (“related”), Middle Dutch sibbe (“related”), Middle Low German sibbe (“related”), Middle High German sippe (“related”), Icelandic sifi (“related”).
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Forms
sibber, sibbestLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.