af
Translingual Edit
Symbol Edit
af
English Edit
Etymology 1 Edit
Pronunciation Edit
Adverb Edit
af (not comparable)
- (postpositive, vulgar, slang, Internet slang, text messaging) Initialism of as fuck.
- 2009 April 6, Ashley Kull, “Bored af!!!!”, in Twitter[1], archived from the original on 2016-06-14:
- Bored af!!!!
Etymology 2 Edit
- (stenoscript) Abbreviation of after.
Anagrams Edit
Afar Edit
Etymology Edit
From Proto-Cushitic *ʔaf, from Proto-Afroasiatic [Term?]. Cognates include Oromo afaan, Somali af and Saho af, furthermore Amharic አፍ (ʾäf) and Arabic فَم (fam).
Pronunciation Edit
Noun Edit
áf m (plural afitté f or afoofá f or afoofí f)
Usage notes Edit
- The plural afitté is used in the southern dialects, whereas afoofá and afoofí are used in the northern dialects.
Declension Edit
Declension of áf | ||||||||||||||||||
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absolutive | áf | |||||||||||||||||
predicative | áfa | |||||||||||||||||
subjective | áf | |||||||||||||||||
genitive | aftí | |||||||||||||||||
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Derived terms Edit
References Edit
- E. M. Parker; R. J. Hayward (1985), “af”, in An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN
- Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015) L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie)[2], Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis)
Danish Edit
Etymology Edit
From Old Norse af, from Proto-Germanic *ab. Related to English of, off and German ab.
Pronunciation Edit
Preposition Edit
af
- by
- the active part, originator: En roman af Hemingway - A novel by Hemingway
- of
- indicating connection: Ejeren af huset - The owner of the house
- in descriptions: En mand af format - A man of stature; Et hus lavet af træ - A house made of wood
- part of: ni ud af ti - nine out of ten
- from
- of origin: Jeg hørte det af ham - I heard it from him
- off
- away from: Jeg faldt af cyklen - I fell off the bike
- with
- caused by: grøn af misundelse - green with envy
- out of
- motivated by: Han gjorde det af nysgerrighed - He did it out of curiosity
Adverb Edit
af
- off
- tage sit tøj af - take off one's clothes
- of
- på grund af - because of
Dutch Edit
Etymology Edit
From Middle Dutch af, from Old Dutch af, from Proto-West Germanic *ab, from Proto-Germanic *ab.
Pronunciation Edit
Adverb Edit
af
- off
- (postpositional) off, from (implying motion)
- Stomdronken reed de automobilist de weg af.
- Totally drunk, the motorist drove off the road.
Inflection Edit
Derived terms Edit
- af en aan
- af en toe
- afbakenen
- afbijten
- afbreken, afbraak
- afbrokkelen
- afdwalen
- afgeven
- afhaken
- afhalen
- afkalven
- afkomen, afkomst
- afkopen
- afkorten, afkorting
- afleggen
- afleiden, afleiding
- aflopen, afloop
- afluisteren
- afmaken
- afmeten, afmeting
- afplatten
- afraden
- afscheiden
- afschuren
- afslaan
- afslanken
- afsluiten
- afstaan
- afstemmen
- afstoten, afstoting
- afstraffen
- afstuderen
- aftreden
- aftrekken
- afwassen
- afwerpen
- afwijken
- afwijzen
- afzetten, afzetting
- afzonderen
- afzweren
Descendants Edit
Adjective Edit
af (used only predicatively, comparative meer af, superlative meest af)
- finished, done (when working on something)
- Het huis is af.
- The house is ready.
- (games) out, dismissed from play under the rules of the game, e.g. by having been tagged
Synonyms Edit
Antonyms Edit
Gothic Edit
Romanization Edit
af
- Romanization of 𐌰𐍆
Icelandic Edit
Etymology Edit
From Old Norse af, from Proto-Germanic *ab.
Pronunciation Edit
Preposition Edit
af
Derived terms Edit
Indonesian Edit
Etymology Edit
From Dutch af (“off”), from Middle Dutch af, from Old Dutch af, from Proto-West Germanic *ab, from Proto-Germanic *ab.
Pronunciation Edit
Noun Edit
af (first-person possessive afku, second-person possessive afmu, third-person possessive afnya)
Further reading Edit
- “af” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Maltese Edit
Pronunciation Edit
Verb Edit
af
- imperative singular of jaf
Mapudungun Edit
Preposition Edit
af (Raguileo spelling)
References Edit
- Wixaleyiñ: Mapucezugun-wigkazugun pici hemvlcijka (Wixaleyiñ: Small Mapudungun-Spanish dictionary), Beretta, Marta; Cañumil, Dario; Cañumil, Tulio, 2008.
Middle Dutch Edit
Etymology Edit
From Old Dutch af, from Proto-Germanic *ab.
Adverb Edit
af
Usage notes Edit
Generally found in combination with a locative adverb such as hier, daer. Also found combined with a verb. In prepositional usage, van was used.
Alternative forms Edit
Descendants Edit
Further reading Edit
- “ave (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “af”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN
Middle Welsh Edit
Pronunciation Edit
Verb Edit
af
Old Norse Edit
Etymology Edit
From Proto-Germanic *ab, whence also Old English æf, af, of (English of), Old Saxon ab, af, Old High German aba, abo (German ab), Gothic 𐌰𐍆 (af). Compare also au- in Icelandic auvirði.
Preposition Edit
af
Descendants Edit
- Icelandic: af
- Faroese: av
- Norn: av
- Elfdalian: åv
- Old Swedish: af, āf, aff
- Danish: af
- Norwegian Bokmål: av
References Edit
- “af”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Old Saxon Edit
Etymology Edit
From Proto-Germanic *ab.
Preposition Edit
af
Old Spanish Edit
Pronunciation Edit
Noun Edit
af f (plural aues)
Portuguese Edit
Interjection Edit
af
Scottish Gaelic Edit
Interjection Edit
af
Somali Edit
Etymology Edit
From Proto-Cushitic *ʔaf-/*yaf-. Cognate with Beja [script needed] (yēf), Oromo afaan and Afar af.
Pronunciation Edit
Noun Edit
af m
References Edit
- Puglielli, Annarita; Mansuur, Cabdalla Cumar (2012), “af”, in Qaamuuska Af-Soomaliga, Rome: RomaTrE-Press, →ISBN, page 35
Swedish Edit
Preposition Edit
af
- Archaic spelling of av.
Usage notes Edit
Although phased out in the Swedish spelling reform of 1906, this spelling can still be seen in surnames of nobility, such as af Geijerstam and af Wisborg.
See also Edit
Turkish Edit
Etymology Edit
From Ottoman Turkish عفو ('afv), from Arabic عَفْو (ʕafw).
Pronunciation Edit
Noun Edit
af (definite accusative affı, plural aflar)
Declension Edit
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Nominative | af | aflar | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Dative | affa | aflara | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Locative | afta | aflarda | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ablative | aftan | aflardan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Derived terms Edit
References Edit
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “af”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
Welsh Edit
Alternative forms Edit
- a (colloquial)
Pronunciation Edit
- (North Wales, standard) IPA(key): /aːv/
- (North Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /aː/
- (South Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /aːv/
- (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /aː/
- Rhymes: -aːv
Verb Edit
af
Yola Edit
Alternative forms Edit
Etymology Edit
From Middle English of, from Old English of (“of, from”), an unstressed form of af, æf (“from, off, away”), from Proto-West Germanic *ab.
Preposition Edit
af
Derived terms Edit
References Edit
- Jacob Poole (1867), William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, page 22