koofe
Central Franconian edit
Alternative forms edit
- kaufe (Kölsch; Westerwald)
Etymology edit
From 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 edit
koofe (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.