mof

See also: MOF and MoF

Dutch

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /mɔf/
  • Hyphenation: mof
  • Rhymes: -ɔf

Etymology 1

Shortening of moffel, from Middle French moufle, from Medieval Latin muffula.

Noun

mof f (plural moffen, diminutive mofje n)

  1. muff (clothing)
  2. (plumbing) Piece to protect pipes where they are poorly connected.

Etymology 2

From German Muff.

Noun

mof m (plural moffen, diminutive mofje n, feminine moffin)

  1. (derogatory) German, Kraut
    Synonym: Duitser
  2. (obsolete) foreigner, immigrant
Alternative forms
Derived terms

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From French mauve.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /moːf/
    Rhymes: -oːf
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Adjective

mof (masculine mofen, neuter mooft, comparative méi mof, superlative am moofsten)

  1. purple

Declension
declension of mof
number and gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter all genders
predicative hien ass mof si ass mof et ass mof si si(nn) mof
nominative /
accusative		 attributive and/or after determiner mofen mof mooft mof
independent without determiner mofes mofer
dative after any declined word mofen mofer mofen mofen
as first declined word mofem mofem

See also
Colors in Luxembourgish · Faarwen (layout · text)
     wäiss      gro      schwaarz
             rout              orange; brong              giel
                          gréng             
             turquoise              blo (hellblo, himmelblo)              blo (donkelblo)
             violett; indigo              magenta; mof              rosa; pink

Volapük

Noun

mof (nominative plural mofs)

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Declension
declension of mof
singular plural
nominative mof mofs
genitive mofa mofas
dative mofe mofes
accusative mofi mofis
vocative 1 o mof! o mofs!
predicative 2 mofu mofus
  • 1 status as a case is disputed
  • 2 in later, non-classical Volapük only

Derived terms

West Frisian

Etymology

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Noun

mof c (plural moffen, diminutive mofke)

  1. glove
  2. mitten; mitt

Further reading
  • “mof (II)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
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