uff
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
- phew (expression of disgust, tiredness or relief)
- 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
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)
- 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)
- 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
- open
- Die Deer is uff.
- The door is open.
Adjective edit
uff
- open
- En uffne Deer.
- An open door.
Declension edit
Declension of uff | |||||
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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
- an expression of boredom, impatience or annoyance
Pennsylvania German edit
Preposition edit
uff
Polish edit
Etymology edit
Natural expression.
Pronunciation edit
Interjection edit
uff
Further reading edit
- uff in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Tarifit edit
Etymology edit
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Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
uff (Tifinagh spelling ⵓⴼⴼ)
- (intransitive) to get wet, to be wet, to be soaked
- (intransitive) to inflate, to be swollen, to be bloated, to be puffy
- (intransitive, construed with x) to be angry
Conjugation edit
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Derived terms edit
Volga German edit
Preposition edit
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