doof
English edit
Etymology 1 edit
From doofus, or alternatively from Scots, which uses the word with the same meaning. Scots doof is derived from Low German doof (“deaf”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
doof (plural doofs)
Etymology 2 edit
Onomatopoeic, from the sound of a bass drum.
Pronunciation edit
- (General Australian) IPA(key): /dʊf/
- Rhymes: -ʊf
Noun edit
doof (countable and uncountable, plural doofs)
- (Australia, slang, uncountable) A type of music with pronounced bass, typically associated with the modified car scene.
- (Australia) An outdoor dance party, held in bushland in a remote area or on the outskirts of a city.
- 2004, Graham St John, editor, Rave Culture and Religion, page 138:
- Dynamics of play and creativity are a prominent catalyst of social relations at both doofs and raves.
- 2006, Christopher Hugh Partridge, The Re-Enchantment of the West: Alternative Spiritualities, Sacralization, Popular Culture and Occulture, volume 2, page 110:
- Similar themes emerged in the ‘doofs’ of Australian rave culture.
- 2007, Australian National University Dept of Pacific and Southeast Asian History, Aboriginal History, Volume 31, page 76,
- The bush doof is a unique product of post-rave culture and is particularly suited to the expansive Australian landscape.
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
See also edit
Anagrams edit
Afrikaans edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
doof (attributive dowe, comparative dower, superlative doofste)
Dutch edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle Dutch dôof, from Old Dutch dōf, from Proto-West Germanic *daub, from Proto-Germanic *daubaz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewbʰ- (“to whisk, be obscured”).
Adjective edit
doof (comparative dover, superlative doofst)
Inflection edit
Inflection of doof | ||||
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uninflected | doof | |||
inflected | dove | |||
comparative | dover | |||
positive | comparative | superlative | ||
predicative/adverbial | doof | dover | het doofst het doofste | |
indefinite | m./f. sing. | dove | dovere | doofste |
n. sing. | doof | dover | doofste | |
plural | dove | dovere | doofste | |
definite | dove | dovere | doofste | |
partitive | doofs | dovers | — |
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- Afrikaans: doof
- Berbice Creole Dutch: dofu
- Negerhollands: doof
- → Papiamentu: dof
- → Sranan Tongo: dofu
Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb edit
doof
- inflection of doven:
German edit
Etymology edit
From German Low German doof (“deaf”), from Middle Low German dôf, from Old Saxon dof, from Proto-West Germanic *daub. Cognate to Upper German taub.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
doof (strong nominative masculine singular doofer, comparative doofer or döfer or (nonstandard) dööfer, superlative am doofsten or am döfsten or (nonstandard) am dööfsten)
Usage notes edit
- Low German regularly changes its final obstruent f to v or w (IPA: [v]) when a vowel follows: en doof Mann → einen doven Mann. This sound-change is usually kept in standard German pronunciation, although the forms are always spelt with f. (For more words in which written f may be pronounced [v] compare Elfer, Fünfer, and schief.)
- The alternative comparation forms dööfer, am dööfsten are not officially standard and are sometimes frowned upon.
Declension edit
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
predicative | er ist doof | sie ist doof | es ist doof | sie sind doof | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | doofer | doofe | doofes | doofe |
genitive | doofen | doofer | doofen | doofer | |
dative | doofem | doofer | doofem | doofen | |
accusative | doofen | doofe | doofes | doofe | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der doofe | die doofe | das doofe | die doofen |
genitive | des doofen | der doofen | des doofen | der doofen | |
dative | dem doofen | der doofen | dem doofen | den doofen | |
accusative | den doofen | die doofe | das doofe | die doofen | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein doofer | eine doofe | ein doofes | (keine) doofen |
genitive | eines doofen | einer doofen | eines doofen | (keiner) doofen | |
dative | einem doofen | einer doofen | einem doofen | (keinen) doofen | |
accusative | einen doofen | eine doofe | ein doofes | (keine) doofen |
1Nonstandard.
1Nonstandard.
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
German Low German edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Low German dōf and Old Saxon dōf, from Proto-West Germanic *daub. Cognate with English deaf.
The second meaning stems from the old misconception that dumb or deaf people were mentally disabled.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
doof (comparative döver, superlative döövst)
Declension edit
gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
predicative | he is doof | se is doof | dat is doof | se sünd doof | |
partitive | een doovs | een doovs | wat doovs | allens doov | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | dove | dove | doof | dove |
oblique | doven | dove | doof | dove | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | de dove | de dove | dat dove | de doven |
oblique | den doven | de dove | dat dove | de doven | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | en dove/doven | en dove | en doof/dovet | (keen) doven |
oblique | en doven | en dove | en doof/dovet | (keen) doven |
gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
predicative | he is döver | se is döver | dat is döver | se sünd döver | |
partitive | een dövers | een dövers | wat dövers | allens döver | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | dövere | dövere | döver | dövere |
oblique | dövern | dövere | döver | dövere | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | de dövere | de dövere | dat dövere | de dövern |
oblique | den dövern | de dövere | dat dövere | de dövern | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | en dövere/döveren | en dövere | en döver | (keen) dövern |
oblique | en dövern | en dövere | en döver | (keen) dövern |
gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
predicative | he is de Döövste | se is de Döövste | dat is dat Döövste | se sünd de Döövsten | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | döövste | döövste | döövst | döövste |
oblique | döövsten | döövste | döövst | döövste | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | de döövste | de döövste | dat döövste | de döövsten |
oblique | den döövsten | de döövste | dat döövste | de döövsten | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | en döövste/döövsten | en döövste | en döövst | (keen) döövsten |
oblique | en döövsten | en döövste | en döövst | (keen) döövsten |
Note: This declension is one of many; neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects. |
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Descendants edit
- German: doof
Middle Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From Old Dutch *dōf, from Proto-West Germanic *daub.
Adjective edit
dôof
- deaf
- without feeling, harsh
- crazy, foolish
- useless
- dull, not shining
- dull, not giving sound
- dead, having died off, dry (of plants)
Inflection edit
Adjective | |||||
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Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Plural | ||
Nominative | Indefinite | dôof | dôve | dôof | dôve |
Definite | dôve | dôve | |||
Accusative | Indefinite | dôven | dôve | dôof | dôve |
Definite | dôve | ||||
Genitive | dôofs | dôver | dôofs | dôver | |
Dative | dôven | dôver | dôven | dôven |
Alternative forms edit
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
Further reading edit
- “doof”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “doof (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I
Plautdietsch edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Low German and Old Saxon dōf, from Proto-West Germanic *daub.
Adjective edit
doof
Saterland Frisian edit
Etymology edit
From Old Frisian dāf, from Proto-West Germanic *daub. Cognates include West Frisian dôf and German taub.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
doof (masculine doven, feminine, plural or definite dove, comparative dover, superlative doofst)