See also: TOF and töf

Dutch edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Hebrew טוֹב (tov, good).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /tɔf/
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Adjective edit

tof (comparative toffer, superlative tofst)

  1. cool (objects)
    Wat een tof ding — What a cool thing
  2. nice (persons)
    Hij is een toffe gast — He is a nice guy
Inflection edit
Declension of tof
uninflected tof
inflected toffe
comparative toffer
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial tof toffer het tofst
het tofste
indefinite m./f. sing. toffe toffere tofste
n. sing. tof toffer tofste
plural toffe toffere tofste
definite toffe toffere tofste
partitive tofs toffers

Interjection edit

tof

  1. great!

Etymology 2 edit

From English tough.

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

tof (comparative toffer, superlative tofst)

  1. (Suriname) tough, difficult, harsh
    • 2016 July 28, “Secretaris Atompai: Politiebond gaat toffe tijden tegemoet [Secretary Atompai: police union faces tough times]”, in StarNieuws[1], retrieved 11 January 2021:
      De Surinaamse Politiebond (SPB) gaat toffe tijden tegemoet. Daarom heeft secretaris Mielando Atompai alle leden opgeroepen om de algemene ledenvergaderingen (alv's) te bezoeken.
      The Surinamese Police Union (SPB) is facing tough times. That is why secretary Mielando Atompai has called on all members to attend the members' general assemblies.

Volapük edit

Noun edit

tof (nominative plural tofs)

  1. drip, drop

Declension edit

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