stof
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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)
Etymology 2 edit
From Dutch stof, from Middle Dutch stof, from Old Dutch *stof, from Proto-Germanic *stubą.
Noun edit
stof (uncountable, diminutive stoffies)
Danish edit
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Noun edit
stof n (singular definite stoffet, plural indefinite stoffer)
- cloth, fabric
- substance
- (physics) matter
- drug
- 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.
Declension edit
neuter gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | stof | stoffet | stoffer | stofferne |
genitive | stofs | stoffets | stoffers | stoffernes |
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Dutch edit
Pronunciation edit
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)
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
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)
- Substance in general, matter, material.
- A specific substance or material.
- A textile fabric.
- A subject, topic(s), something to think about or discuss.
- 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)
Further reading edit
- “stof (II)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
stof c (plural stoffen, diminutive stofke)
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “stof (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011