auffa

Bavarian

Etymology

From Middle High German ūfher, ūf-her, equivalent to auf + her. Compare archaic German aufher.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈau̯fɐ/
  • IPA(key): /ˈɑɔ̯fɐ/, /ɒːfɐ/ (East Central, Vienna)

Adverb

auffa

  1. up, upwards (direction towards the speaker)
    Antonyms: owe, owi

Usage notes

Bavarian adverbs of direction come in pairs: endings in -i or -e denote direction away from the speaker (akin to hi), and endings in -a denote direction towards the speaker (akin to her).

Italian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /aˈuf.fa/
  • Rhymes: -uffa
  • Hyphenation: a‧ùf‧fa

Interjection

auffa

  1. Synonym of uff!
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