nifs - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

From Arabic نَفَس (nafas).

• IPA^(key): /nɪfs/

nifs m (plural nifsijiet or nfus or (dialectal) nfiefes)

1. breath
2. puff

• IPA^(key): /nɪfs/

nifs (neuter nifst, definite singular and plural nifse, comparative nifsare, indefinite superlative nifsast, definite superlative nifsaste)

1. spooky, scary, frightening

   Eg vil ikkje sjå denne grøssaren, han er for nifs.

   I don't want to watch this horror movie, it is too scary.

• “nifs” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

• fins, fnis