Roof
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English
Etymology 1
Calque of Mandarin 危宿 (Wēixiù).
Proper noun
Roof
- (astronomy) A Chinese constellation located near Aquarius and Pegasus, one of the 28 lunar mansions and part of the larger Black Turtle.
Synonyms
Etymology 2
- As an English surname, spelling variant of Rolfe.
- As a German surname, from a personal name ultimately derived from Proto-West Germanic *hrōþi (“fame, glory, renown”); also Americanized from Ruff, itself shortened from Rudolf (and from the same root).
Proper noun
Roof
- A surname.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Roof”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Anagrams
Plautdietsch
Etymology
Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *hreubaz (“crusty, scabby”). Related to Old Norse hrufa, Old High German ruf, and the second element of English dandruff.
Noun
Roof n (plural Roofs)
Saterland Frisian
Etymology
From Old Frisian rāf, from Proto-West Germanic *raub. Cognates include West Frisian rôf and German Raub.
Pronunciation
Noun
Roof m (plural Rove)