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English
Pronunciation
Interjection
arf!
- 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
- 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
- indefinite accusative singular of arfur
Middle Welsh
Etymology
From Proto-Brythonic *arβ̃, borrowed from Latin arma.
Pronunciation
Noun
arf m or f (plural arueu)
- weapon, arm
Descendants
Mutation
Middle Welsh mutation
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Radical |
Soft |
Nasal |
H-prothesis
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arf |
unchanged |
unchanged |
harf
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Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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Swedish
Noun
arf
- Obsolete spelling of arv.
Anagrams
Tarifit
Numeral
arf
- 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)
- weapon, armament
- tool, instrument
Derived terms
Mutation
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