mof
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mɔf/Category:Dutch terms with IPA pronunciation#MOF
- Hyphenation: mof
- Rhymes: -ɔfCategory:Rhymes:Dutch/ɔf#MOFCategory:Rhymes:Dutch/ɔf/1 syllable#MOF
Etymology 1
Shortening of moffel, from Middle FrenchCategory:Dutch terms derived from Middle French#MOF moufle, from Medieval LatinCategory:Dutch terms derived from Medieval Latin#MOF muffula, itself of unclear originCategory:Dutch terms with unknown etymologies#MOF.
Noun
mof f (plural moffen, diminutive mofje n)Category:Dutch lemmas#MOFCategory:Dutch nouns#MOFCategory:Dutch nouns with plural in -en#MOFCategory:Dutch nouns with red links in their headword lines#MOFCategory:Dutch entries with incorrect language header#MOFCategory:Dutch feminine nouns#MOFCategory:Pages with entries#MOFCategory:Pages with 5 entries#MOF
- muff (clothing)
- (plumbing) piece to protect pipes where they are poorly connected
Etymology 2
From a word for “sullen face, mean-spirited person”, which still survives in Flemish moef. This is usually considered a borrowing from GermanCategory:Dutch terms derived from German#MOF Muff (now dialectal in this sense), though it could also be a native formation; compare Middle Dutch moffelen (“to grumble”). Ultimately onomatopoeicCategory:Dutch onomatopoeias#MOF. The ethnic sense first occurred in the form Hans Mof (16th century).
Noun
mof m (plural moffen, diminutive mofje n, feminine moffin)Category:Dutch lemmas#MOFCategory:Dutch nouns#MOFCategory:Dutch nouns with plural in -en#MOFCategory:Dutch nouns with red links in their headword lines#MOFCategory:Dutch entries with incorrect language header#MOFCategory:Dutch masculine nouns#MOFCategory:Pages with entries#MOFCategory:Pages with 5 entries#MOF
- (derogatoryCategory:Dutch derogatory terms#MOF) German, Kraut
- Synonyms: Duitser, Moffrikaan
- (obsoleteCategory:Dutch terms with obsolete senses#MOF) an eastern immigrant to Holland (especially from Germany, but also Gelderland, Overijssel etc.)
Derived terms
Luxembourgish
Etymology
From FrenchCategory:Luxembourgish terms derived from French#MOF mauve.
Pronunciation
Adjective
mof (masculine mofen, neuter mooft, comparative méi mof, superlative am moofsten)Category:Luxembourgish lemmas#MOFCategory:Luxembourgish adjectives#MOFCategory:Luxembourgish entries with incorrect language header#MOFCategory:Pages with entries#MOFCategory:Pages with 5 entries#MOF
Declension
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
| 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
| wäiss | gro | schwaarz |
| rout | orange; brong | giel |
| gréng | ||
| turquoise | blo (hellblo, himmelblo) | blo (donkelblo) |
| violett; indigo | magenta; mof | rosa; pink |
Volapük
Noun
mof (genitive mofa, plural mofs)Category:Volapük lemmas#MOFCategory:Volapük nouns#MOFCategory:Volapük entries with incorrect language header#MOFCategory:Pages with entries#MOFCategory:Pages with 5 entries#MOF
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Declension
Derived terms
Welsh
Etymology
Borrowed from EnglishCategory:Welsh terms borrowed from English#MOFCategory:Welsh terms derived from English#MOF mauve.
Pronunciation
Noun
mof mCategory:Welsh lemmas#MOFCategory:Welsh nouns#MOFCategory:Welsh countable nouns#MOFCategory:Welsh entries with incorrect language header#MOFCategory:Welsh masculine nouns#MOFCategory:Pages with entries#MOFCategory:Pages with 5 entries#MOF
- mauve (dye and colour)
Adjective
mof (feminine singular mof, plural mof, not comparable)Category:Welsh lemmas#MOFCategory:Welsh adjectives#MOFCategory:Welsh uncomparable adjectives#MOFCategory:Welsh entries with incorrect language header#MOFCategory:Pages with entries#MOFCategory:Pages with 5 entries#MOF
- mauve
- Synonym: rhuddlaswyn
Further reading
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “mof”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
West Frisian
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)Category:Requests for etymologies in West Frisian entries#MOF
Noun
mof c (plural moffen, diminutive mofke)Category:West Frisian lemmas#MOFCategory:West Frisian nouns#MOFCategory:West Frisian entries with incorrect language header#MOFCategory:West Frisian common-gender nouns#MOFCategory:Pages with entries#MOFCategory:Pages with 5 entries#MOF
Further reading
- “mof (II)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011