koofe
Central Franconian
editAlternative forms
edit- kaufe (Kölsch; Westerwald)
Etymology
editFrom Old High German koufōn, from Proto-Germanic *kaupōną, from Latin caupō (“shopkeeper”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Ripuarian, some dialects of Moselle Franconian) IPA(key): /ˈkoːfə/
- (other dialects of Moselle Franconian) IPA(key): /ˈkɔːfə/
Verb
editkoofe (third-person singular present kööf or keeft or kääft, past tense koofte, past participle jekoof or gekooft or kooft)
- (most dialects) to buy; to purchase
- Waat evvens hee, ich john flögg Zirette koofe.
- Wait here for a moment, I’ll just go buy cigarettes.
Usage notes
edit- The past tense is restricted to Ripuarian and is widely avoided even there.
- The forms kööf; jekoof are Ripuarian; the forms keeft, kääft; (ge)kooft are Moselle Franconian.
Derived terms
editCategories:
- Central Franconian terms inherited from Old High German
- Central Franconian terms derived from Old High German
- Central Franconian terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Central Franconian terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Central Franconian terms derived from Latin
- Central Franconian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Central Franconian lemmas
- Central Franconian verbs
- Central Franconian terms with usage examples