daafe

Hunsrik

Alternative forms

  • toofe

Etymology

From Middle High German toufen, töufen, döufen, from Old High German toufen, *doufen (Central German), from Proto-West Germanic *daupijan, from Proto-Germanic *daupijaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtɔːfə/

Verb

daafe

  1. to baptize
    Ich sin net gedaafd waar.
    I was not baptized.

Inflection

Regular
infinitive daafe
participle gedaafd
auxiliary hon
present
indicative
imperative
ich daafe
du daafst daaf
er/sie/es daafd
meer daafe
deer daafd daafd
sie daafe
The use of the present participle is uncommon, but can be made with the suffix -end.

Further reading

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

Compare German taufen, Dutch dopen.

Verb

daafe

  1. to baptize
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