rof
See also: röf and -rof
Afrikaans
Etymology
Borrowed from English rough.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /rɔf/
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Adjective
rof
- rough, crude, uneven
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from English rough.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /rɔf/
- Hyphenation: rof
- Rhymes: -ɔf
Adjective
rof (comparative roffer, superlative rofst)
- (slang) rough, unrefined
Inflection
Inflection of rof | ||||
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uninflected | rof | |||
inflected | roffe | |||
comparative | roffer | |||
positive | comparative | superlative | ||
predicative/adverbial | rof | roffer | het rofst het rofste | |
indefinite | m./f. sing. | roffe | roffere | rofste |
n. sing. | rof | roffer | rofste | |
plural | roffe | roffere | rofste | |
definite | roffe | roffere | rofste | |
partitive | rofs | roffers | — |
Icelandic
Etymology
Back-formation from rjúfa.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /rɔːv/
- Rhymes: -ɔːv
Noun
rof n (genitive singular rofs, nominative plural rof)
- break, severance, rupture
- (geology) erosion, denudation
Declension
declension of rof
n-s | singular | plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | rof | rofið | rof | rofin |
accusative | rof | rofið | rof | rofin |
dative | rofi | rofinu | rofum | rofunum |
genitive | rofs | rofsins | rofa | rofanna |
Middle English
Alternative forms
- roof, ruffe, rhof, rooff, rufe
Etymology
From Old English hrōf, from Proto-Germanic *hrōfą.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /roːf/
Noun
rof (plural roves or rofes)
- A roof (top layer of a building):
- The outer side of a roof considered separately; the rooftop.
- The inner side of a roof considered separately; the ceiling.
- A house or building; a edifice used for inhabitance.
- The top of the mouth; the palate.
- Any sort of cover, especially one that provides shelter.
Derived terms
- rofen
Descendants
- English: roof
- Scots: ruf, ruif
References
- “rọ̄f, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-19.
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *rōf.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /roːf/
Adjective
rōf
- vigorous, strong; valiant, brave, keen
- Beowulf
- Géat unigmetes wél / rófne randwigan restan lyste.
- Eager the Geat, shield-fighter sturdy, for sleeping yearned
- Beowulf
- noble, renowned
- Beowulf
- ac hé mægnes róf mín costode.
- But he, famed for his strength, tested me.
- Beowulf
Declension
Declension of rōf — Strong
Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
---|---|---|---|
Nominative | rōf | rōf | rōf |
Accusative | rōfne | rōfe | rōf |
Genitive | rōfes | rōfre | rōfes |
Dative | rōfum | rōfre | rōfum |
Instrumental | rōfe | rōfre | rōfe |
Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
Nominative | rōfe | rōfa, rōfe | rōf |
Accusative | rōfe | rōfa, rōfe | rōf |
Genitive | rōfra | rōfra | rōfra |
Dative | rōfum | rōfum | rōfum |
Instrumental | rōfum | rōfum | rōfum |
Declension of rōf — Weak
Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
---|---|---|---|
Nominative | rōfa | rōfe | rōfe |
Accusative | rōfan | rōfan | rōfe |
Genitive | rōfan | rōfan | rōfan |
Dative | rōfan | rōfan | rōfan |
Instrumental | rōfan | rōfan | rōfan |
Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
Nominative | rōfan | rōfan | rōfan |
Accusative | rōfan | rōfan | rōfan |
Genitive | rōfra, rōfena | rōfra, rōfena | rōfra, rōfena |
Dative | rōfum | rōfum | rōfum |
Instrumental | rōfum | rōfum | rōfum |