äöf
See also: AÖF
Limburgish
editPronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /œːf/
- (Maastrichtian) IPA(key): [ɶː˦f]
Etymology 1
editBorrowed from French œuf (“egg”). Doublet of ei (“egg”).
Noun
editäöf f (plural äöve, diminutive äöfke) (Maastrichtian)
- sphere, ball (often egg-shaped)
- head
- (derogatory) idiot
Noun
editäöf m (plural äöve) (Noorbeek, including Terlinden)
- (derogatory) exceptionally big idiot
Noun
editäöf m or f or n (plural äöve, diminutive äöfke) (Veldeke spelling, various dialects)
Etymology 2
editFrom Proto-West Germanic *obaet (“fruit”).
Alternative forms
edit- aof (Montfortian)
- Oëft (Eupen)
- Oe̩ft, Oaft (Rheinische Dokumenta spelling, Southeast Limburgish)
- Öëf, Öëft (Tüddern)
- Oëfte (Geilenkirchen, Heinsberg)
Noun
editäöf n (plural äöfte, diminutive äöfke) (Veldeke spelling, widespread especially in Central Limburgish, East Limburgish)
Categories:
- Limburgish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Limburgish terms borrowed from French
- Limburgish terms derived from French
- Limburgish doublets
- Limburgish lemmas
- Limburgish nouns
- Limburgish feminine nouns
- Maastrichtian Limburgish
- li:Shapes
- li:Body parts
- Limburgish derogatory terms
- li:People
- Limburgish masculine nouns
- Limburgish nouns with multiple genders
- Limburgish neuter nouns
- Limburgish Veldeke spelling forms
- Limburgish terms with rare senses
- li:Eggs
- Limburgish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Limburgish terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₁ed-
- Limburgish terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Limburgish terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic
- Limburgish terms derived from Proto-West Germanic
- Central Limburgish
- East Limburgish
- li:Fruits