Shortening of moffel, from Middle French moufle, from Medieval Latin muffula.
mof f (plural moffen, diminutive mofje n)
From a word for “sullen face, mean-spirited person”, which still survives in Flemish moef. This is usually considered a borrowing from German Muff (now dialectal in this sense), though it could also be a native formation; compare Middle Dutch moffelen (“to grumble”). Ultimately onomatopoeic. The ethnic sense first occurred in the form Hans Mof (16th century).
mof m (plural moffen, diminutive mofje n, feminine moffin)
mof (masculine mofen, neuter mooft, comparative méi mof, superlative am moofsten)
singular | plural | ||||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
predicative | hien ass mof | si ass mof | et ass mof | si si(nn) mof | |
nominative / accusative |
attributive and/or after determiner | mofen | mof | mooft | mof |
independent without determiner | mofes | mofer | |||
dative | after any declined word | mofen | mofer | mofen | mofen |
as first declined word | mofem | mofem |
wäiss | gro | schwaarz |
rout | orange; brong | giel |
gréng | ||
turquoise | blo (hellblo, himmelblo) | blo (donkelblo) |
violett; indigo | magenta; mof | rosa; pink |
mof (nominative plural mofs)
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.singular | plural | |
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nominative | mof | mofs |
genitive | mofa | mofas |
dative | mofe | mofes |
accusative | mofi | mofis |
vocative 1 | o mof! | o mofs! |
predicative 2 | mofu | mofus |
1 status as a case is disputed
2 in later, non-classical Volapük only
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
mof c (plural moffen, diminutive mofke)