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Central Franconian
- kaufe (Kölsch; Westerwald)
Etymology
From Old High German koufōn, from Proto-Germanic *kaupōną, from Latin caupō (“shopkeeper”).
Pronunciation
- (Ripuarian, some dialects of Moselle Franconian) IPA(key): /ˈkoːfə/
- (other dialects of Moselle Franconian) IPA(key): /ˈkɔːfə/
Verb
koofe (third-person singular present kööf or keeft or kääft, past tense koofte, past participle jekoof or gekooft or kooft)
- (most dialects) to buy; to purchase
Waat evvens hee, ich john flögg Zirette koofe.- Wait here for a moment, I’ll just go buy cigarettes.
Usage notes
- The past tense is restricted to Ripuarian and is widely avoided even there.
- The forms kööf; jekoof are Ripuarian; the forms keeft, kääft; (ge)kooft are Moselle Franconian.
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