uff
See also: UFF
German
editPronunciation
editAudio: (file)
Etymology 1
editAn onomatopoeia. Similar to English oof and Dutch oef.
Interjection
edituff
- phew (expression of disgust, tiredness or relief)
- whew (used before, during or after a mentally or physically strenuous activity, or while thinking of it).
Etymology 2
editFrom Middle High German uf, northern variant of ūf, from Proto-Germanic *up.
Preposition
edituff [with dative (indicating location) or accusative (indicating movement)]
Usage notes
edit- Found in standard prose until the 18th century. Now used in most Central German dialects and occasionally in colloquial standard German. Especially the adverb druff sees informal standard use (see there).
Further reading
edit- “uff” in Duden online
Hunsrik
editPronunciation
editPreposition
edituff (+ dative)
- on, upon (positioned at the top of)
- Das Buch leid uffem Disch.
- The book is lying on the table.
- Die Fraa stehd uff de Brick.
- The woman is standing on the bridge.
uff (+ accusative)
- on, onto, up, to (moving to the top of)
- Er lehd das Buch uff de Disch.
- He's putting the book on the table.
- Ich haue dich uff die Aarschbacke!
- I'm going to hit you on the buttocks!
- Meer gehn uffs Fest.
- We're going to the party.
Derived terms
editAdverb
edituff
- open
- Die Deer is uff.
- The door is open.
Adjective
edituff
- open
- En uffne Deer.
- An open door.
Declension
editDeclension of uff | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
masculine | feminine | neuter | plural | ||
Weak inflection | nominative | uffne | uffne | uffne | uffne |
accusative | uffne | uffne | uffne | uffne | |
dative | uffne | uffne | uffne | uffne | |
Strong inflection | nominative | uffner | uffne | uffnes | uffne |
accusative | uffne | uffne | uffnes | uffne | |
dative | uffnem | uffner | uffnem | uffne |
Further reading
editItalian
editInterjection
edituff
- an expression of boredom, impatience or annoyance
Pennsylvania German
editPreposition
edituff
Polish
editEtymology
editNatural expression.
Pronunciation
editInterjection
edituff
Further reading
edit- uff in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Tarifit
editEtymology
edit(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
editVerb
edituff (Tifinagh spelling ⵓⴼⴼ)
- (intransitive) to get wet, to be wet, to be soaked
- (intransitive) to inflate, to be swollen, to be bloated, to be puffy
- (intransitive, construed with x) to be angry
Conjugation
editThis verb needs an inflection-table template.
Derived terms
editVolga German
editPreposition
edituff
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