arf

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See also: ARF and 'arf

English

Pronunciation

  • Audio (Canada):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)f

Interjection

arf!

  1. Representing the sound of a dog's bark.

Usage notes

  • Sometimes has the same connotations of sexual innuendo as woof.

Synonyms

Translations

Anagrams

French

Pronunciation

Interjection

arf

  1. argh, ugh, oy
    Arf, c’est ennuyeux ça !
    Argh, that's a problem!
    Arf, je sais pas comment je vais faire
    Ugh, what am I gonna do?

Icelandic

Noun

arf

  1. indefinite accusative singular of arfur

Middle Welsh

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *arβ̃, borrowed from Latin arma.

Pronunciation

Noun

arf m or f (plural arueu)

  1. weapon, arm

Descendants

  • Welsh: arf

Mutation

Middle Welsh mutation
Radical Soft Nasal H-prothesis
arf unchanged unchanged harf
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Swedish

Noun

arf

  1. Obsolete spelling of arv.

Anagrams

Tarifit

Numeral

arf

  1. Alternative spelling of ařf: thousand

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh arf, from Proto-Brythonic *arβ̃, borrowed through Vulgar Latin from Latin arma.

Pronunciation

Noun

arf m or f (plural arfau)

  1. weapon, armament
  2. tool, instrument

Derived terms

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
arf unchanged unchanged harf
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “arf”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies