See also: ARF and 'arf

English edit

Pronunciation edit

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  • Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)f

Interjection edit

arf!

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

Usage notes edit

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

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French edit

Pronunciation edit

Interjection edit

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 edit

Noun edit

arf

  1. indefinite accusative singular of arfur

Middle Welsh edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

arf m or f (plural arueu)

  1. weapon, arm

Descendants edit

  • Welsh: arf

Mutation edit

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 edit

Noun edit

arf

  1. Obsolete spelling of arv

Anagrams edit

Tarifit edit

Numeral edit

arf

  1. Alternative spelling of ařf: thousand

Welsh edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

arf m or f (plural arfau)

  1. weapon, armament
  2. tool, instrument

Derived terms edit

Mutation edit

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 edit

  • 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