Goof

See also: goof

Alemannic German

Alternative forms

Gof, Gouf

Pronunciation

(Zurich) IPA^(key): /ɡ̊oːf/

Noun

Goof m (plural Goofe, diminutive Gööfli)

(informal) child
- 1908, Meinrad Lienert, ’s Heiwili:
  „Do wär mys Göifli, g'halted's hüt; / I hole's more wider hei.“
  „Here's my little child, keep it for today; / I'll take it back home tomorrow.“

Noun

Goof f (plural Gööf, diminutive Gööfli)

(Uri) girl

References

Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co., page 32.

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