hoef

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Crimean Gothic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *haubudą.

Pronunciation

Krause & Slocum argue that the h was silent, and quote an argument by Stearns that the spelling may be a misprint for hoeft.[1]

Noun

hoef

  1. head

References

  1. ^ https://lrc.la.utexas.edu/eieol/gotol/100#grammar_718

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɦuf/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: hoef
  • Rhymes: -uf
  • Homophone: Hoef

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch hoef, from Old Dutch *huof, from Proto-Germanic *hōfaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱoph₂ós.

Cognate with West Frisian hoef, German Huf, English hoof, Danish hov.

Noun

hoef m (plural hoeven, diminutive hoefje n)

  1. hoof
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

hoef

  1. inflection of hoeven:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
    3. imperative
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