dof
See also: DOF, DoF, döf, d.o.f., d. o. f., D.O.F., D. O. F., D.o.F., and D. o. F.
Dutch
Alternative forms
- duf
- (dialectal) duff
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dɔf/
- Rhymes: -ɔf
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Etymology
From Middle Dutch doof, from Old Dutch *dōf, from Proto-Germanic *daubaz (“stunned, deaf”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewbʰ- (“to whisk, be obscured”). Compare Swedish dov (“matt, muted”), English dowf
Adjective
dof (comparative doffer, superlative dofst)
- (surface) dull, matte
- (sound) dull, muffled
- languid, apathetic
- Synonyms: loom, lui, flauw, mat
Inflection
Inflection of dof | ||||
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uninflected | dof | |||
inflected | doffe | |||
comparative | doffer | |||
positive | comparative | superlative | ||
predicative/adverbial | dof | doffer | het dofst het dofste | |
indefinite | m./f. sing. | doffe | doffere | dofste |
n. sing. | dof | doffer | dofste | |
plural | doffe | doffere | dofste | |
definite | doffe | doffere | dofste | |
partitive | dofs | doffers | — |
Noun
dof m (plural doffen, diminutive dofje n)
- A dull impact; a slam, a pound, a blow.
Derived terms
- dofmouw
Welsh
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /doːv/
Etymology 1
From Proto-Indo-European *demh₂-. Cognate with English tame.
Adjective
dof (feminine singular dof, plural dof, equative dofed, comparative dofach, superlative dofaf)
- tame
- Antonym: gwyllt
Derived terms
- dofednod (“poultry”)
- dofi (“to tame”)
Etymology 2
Inflected form of dod (“to come”).
Verb
dof
- (literary) first-person singular present and future of dod
Alternative forms
- da (colloquial)
- deuaf (literary)
- do (colloquial)
Mutation
Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
dof | ddof | nof | unchanged |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |