See also: UFF

German edit

Pronunciation edit

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Etymology 1 edit

An onomatopoeia. Similar to English oof and Dutch oef.

Interjection edit

uff

  1. phew (expression of disgust, tiredness or relief)
  2. whew (used before, during or after a mentally or physically strenuous activity, or while thinking of it).

Etymology 2 edit

From Middle High German uf, northern variant of ūf, from Proto-Germanic *up.

Preposition edit

uff

  1. (dialectal, otherwise obsolete) Alternative form of auf
Usage notes edit
  • Found in standard prose until the 18th century. Now used in most Central German dialects and occasionally in colloquial standard German. Especially the adverb druff sees informal standard use (see there).

Further reading edit

  • uff” in Duden online

Hunsrik edit

Pronunciation edit

Preposition edit

uff (+ dative)

  1. on, upon (positioned at the top of)
    Das Buch leid uffem Disch.
    The book is lying on the table.
    Die Fraa stehd uff de Brick.
    The woman is standing on the bridge.

uff (+ accusative)

  1. on, onto, up, to (moving to the top of)
    Er lehd das Buch uff de Disch.
    He's putting the book on the table.
    Ich haue dich uff die Aarschbacke!
    I'm going to hit you on the buttocks!
    Meer gehn uffs Fest.
    We're going to the party.

Derived terms edit

Adverb edit

uff

  1. open
    Die Deer is uff.
    The door is open.

Adjective edit

uff

  1. open
    En uffne Deer.
    An open door.

Declension edit

Declension of uff
masculine feminine neuter plural
Weak inflection nominative uffne uffne uffne uffne
accusative uffne uffne uffne uffne
dative uffne uffne uffne uffne
Strong inflection nominative uffner uffne uffnes uffne
accusative uffne uffne uffnes uffne
dative uffnem uffner uffnem uffne


Further reading edit

Italian edit

Interjection edit

uff

  1. an expression of boredom, impatience or annoyance

Pennsylvania German edit

Preposition edit

uff

  1. on

Polish edit

Etymology edit

Natural expression.

Pronunciation edit

Interjection edit

uff

  1. whew (expression of relief)
  2. whew (expression from strenuous labour)

Further reading edit

  • uff in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Tarifit edit

Etymology edit

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Pronunciation edit

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Verb edit

uff (Tifinagh spelling ⵓⴼⴼ)

  1. (intransitive) to get wet, to be wet, to be soaked
  2. (intransitive) to inflate, to be swollen, to be bloated, to be puffy
  3. (intransitive, construed with x) to be angry

Conjugation edit

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms edit

  • Verbal noun: tuffet (swelling)
  • Causative: suff (to wet)
    • Verbal noun: asuffi (swelling)
  • Reciprocal: mruff (to be in a quarrel)
  • tuffin (quarrel; arrogance)
  • timruffin (pride)

Volga German edit

Preposition edit

uff

  1. on