tof

See also: TOF and töf

Dutch

Etymology 1

From Hebrew טוֹב (tov, “good”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /tɔf/
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Adjective

tof (comparative toffer, superlative tofst)

  1. cool (objects)
    Wat een tof ding — What a cool thing
  2. nice (persons)
    Hij is een toffe gast — He is a nice guy
Inflection
Inflection of tof
uninflected tof
inflected toffe
comparative toffer
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial toftofferhet tofst
het tofste
indefinite m./f. sing. toffetofferetofste
n. sing. toftoffertofste
plural toffetofferetofste
definite toffetofferetofste
partitive tofstoffers—

Interjection

tof

  1. great!

Etymology 2

From English tough.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /tɔf/
  • Audio(file)

Adjective

tof (comparative toffer, superlative tofst)

  1. (Suriname) tough, difficult, harsh
    • 2016 July 28, “Secretaris Atompai: Politiebond gaat toffe tijden tegemoet [Secretary Atompai: police union faces tough times]”, in StarNieuws‎, retrieved 11 January 2021:
      De Surinaamse Politiebond (SPB) gaat toffe tijden tegemoet. Daarom heeft secretaris Mielando Atompai alle leden opgeroepen om de algemene ledenvergaderingen (alv's) te bezoeken.
      The Surinamese Police Union (SPB) is facing tough times. That is why secretary Mielando Atompai has called on all members to attend the members' general assemblies.

Volapük

Noun

tof (nominative plural tofs)

  1. drip, drop

Declension
declension of tof
singular plural
nominative tof tofs
genitive tofa tofas
dative tofe tofes
accusative tofi tofis
vocative 1 o tof! o tofs!
predicative 2 tofu tofus
  • 1 status as a case is disputed
  • 2 in later, non-classical Volapük only
  • tofön
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