hauf

See also: Hauf and häuf

Cimbrian

Alternative forms

• haufen (Sette Comuni)

Etymology

From Middle High German hūfe, from Old High German hūfo, from Proto-Germanic *hūpô. Cognate with German Haufen.

Noun

hauf m

1. (Luserna) heap, pile

References

• Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien

Scots

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hɑf/, /haf/

Numeral

hauf

1. half

Derived terms

• hauf a tale is eneuch for a wise man