Wiktionary

arf

See also: ARF and 'arf

English

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Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Canada):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)f

Interjection

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arf!

  1. Representing the sound of a dog's bark.

Usage notes

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  • Sometimes has the same connotations of sexual innuendo as woof.

Synonyms

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Translations

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Anagrams

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French

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Pronunciation

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Interjection

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arf

  1. argh, ugh, oy
    Arf, c’est ennuyeux ça !
    Argh, that's a problem!
    Arf, je sais pas comment je vais faire
    Ugh, what am I gonna do?

Icelandic

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Noun

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arf

  1. indefinite accusative singular of arfur

Middle Welsh

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Brythonic *arβ̃, borrowed from Latin arma.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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arf m or f (plural arueu)

  1. weapon, arm

Descendants

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  • Welsh: arf

Mutation

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Middle Welsh mutation
Radical Soft Nasal H-prothesis
arf unchanged unchanged harf
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Swedish

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Noun

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arf

  1. Obsolete spelling of arv.

Anagrams

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Tarifit

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Numeral

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arf

  1. Alternative spelling of ařf: thousand

Welsh

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Etymology

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From Middle Welsh arf, from Proto-Brythonic *arβ̃, borrowed through Vulgar Latin from Latin arma.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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arf m or f (plural arfau)

  1. weapon, armament
  2. tool, instrument

Derived terms

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Mutation

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Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
arf unchanged unchanged harf
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “arf”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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