See also: štof

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Etymology 1 edit

From Dutch stof, from Middle Dutch stoffe, from Old French estophe, estoffe, from estoffer, from Old High German stoffōn, from Proto-West Germanic *stuppōn (to cram, plug, stuff).

Noun edit

stof (plural stowwe, diminutive stoffie)

  1. material, substance

Etymology 2 edit

From Dutch stof, from Middle Dutch stof, from Old Dutch *stof, from Proto-Germanic *stubą.

Noun edit

stof (uncountable, diminutive stoffies)

  1. dust

Danish edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from German Stoff.

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stof n (singular definite stoffet, plural indefinite stoffer)

  1. cloth, fabric
  2. substance
  3. (physics) matter
  4. drug
  5. subject matter, material
    • 2012, Michael Lycke, Metusalemgenet, Art People, →ISBN, page 113:
      Efter affæren i Tyskland har forskellige medier opsøgt ham. Han er en god historie. Hans jagt på Sara på tværs af landegrænser er godt stof. Den makabre massegrav er godt stof.
      After the affair in Germany, different media have sought him out. He is a good story. His hunt for Sara across national borders is good material. The macabre mass grave is good material.
    • 2010, Henrik Marstal, Arvo Pärt: Længslen efter de hvide tangenter, Gyldendal A/S, →ISBN:
      Alt sammen godt, saftigt stof at viderebringe til læserne der næppe ligefrem har været forvænt med at nutidige komponister kunne have en løbebane af så arketypisk en karakter: historien om at lykkes trods alle odds.
      All of it good, juicy material to bring to the readers, who have hardly been accustomed to present-day composers having a career of such an archetypical nature: the story of succeeding in spite of all odds.

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Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /stɔf/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: stof
  • Rhymes: -ɔf

Etymology 1 edit

From Middle Dutch stof, from Old Dutch *stof, from Proto-Germanic *stubą, *stubjuz (dust).

Noun edit

stof n (uncountable, diminutive stofje n)

  1. dust
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Descendants edit
  • Afrikaans: stof
  • Papiamentu: stòf, stof

Etymology 2 edit

From Middle Dutch stoffe, from Old French estophe, estoffe, from estoffer, from Old High German stoffōn, from Proto-West Germanic *stuppōn (to cram, plug, stuff). Compare German Stoff, English stuff.

Noun edit

stof f (plural stoffen, diminutive stofje n)

  1. Substance in general, matter, material.
  2. A specific substance or material.
  3. A textile fabric.
  4. A subject, topic(s), something to think about or discuss.
  5. A curriculum or syllabus
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West Frisian edit

Etymology 1 edit

Probably from Dutch stof, from Middle Dutch stof, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *stubą, *stubjuz (dust).

Noun edit

stof n (plural stoffen, diminutive stofke)

  1. dust
Further reading edit
  • stof (II)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011

Etymology 2 edit

From Dutch stof.

Noun edit

stof c (plural stoffen, diminutive stofke)

  1. matter, material
  2. material of study, subject
  3. substance
  4. fabric
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
  • stof (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011