paff
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
paff
paff (masculine paffen, neuter pafft, comparative méi paff, superlative am paffsten)
number and gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
predicative | hien ass paff | si ass paff | et ass paff | si si(nn) paff | |
nominative / accusative |
attributive and/or after determiner | paffen | paff | pafft | paff |
independent without determiner | paffes | paffer | |||
dative | after any declined word | paffen | paffer | paffen | paffen |
as first declined word | paffem | paffem |
From German paff, baff (“bang”), from the stunned reaction one gets when firing a weapon.
paff (masculine and feminine paff, neuter paft, definite singular and plural paffe, comparative mer paff or paffere, indefinite superlative mest paff, definite superlative mest paffe)
From German paff, baff (“bang”), from the stunned reaction one gets when firing a weapon.
paff (masculine and feminine paff, neuter paft, definite singular and plural paffe, comparative paffare, indefinite superlative paffast, definite superlative paffaste)
From German paff, baff (“bang”), from the stunned reaction one gets when firing a weapon.
paff (comparative paffare, superlative paffast)
Inflection of paff | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | paff | paffare | paffast |
Neuter singular | pafft | paffare | paffast |
Plural | paffa | paffare | paffast |
Masculine plural3 | paffe | paffare | paffast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | paffe | paffare | paffaste |
All | paffa | paffare | paffaste |
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic |