ráf

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Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from German Reif.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

ráf m inan (related adjective ráfový, diminutive ráfek)

  1. (colloquial) tyre, hoop (a circular band of iron used on wooden wheels)

Declension

References

  1. ^ Machek, Václav (1968) “ráf”, in Etymologický slovník jazyka českého [Etymological Dictionary of the Czech Language], 2nd edition, Prague: Academia, page 505

Further reading

  • ráf”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • ráf”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
  • ráf”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

Hungarian

ráf (headband)

Etymology

From German Reif.[1][2]

Pronunciation

Noun

ráf (plural ráfok)

  1. headband
    Synonym: hajpánt
  2. (folksy) hoop (a circular band of iron used on wooden wheels)
    Synonyms: abroncs, kerékabroncs, vasabroncs

Declension

Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative ráf ráfok
accusative ráfot ráfokat
dative ráfnak ráfoknak
instrumental ráffal ráfokkal
causal-final ráfért ráfokért
translative ráffá ráfokká
terminative ráfig ráfokig
essive-formal ráfként ráfokként
essive-modal
inessive ráfban ráfokban
superessive ráfon ráfokon
adessive ráfnál ráfoknál
illative ráfba ráfokba
sublative ráfra ráfokra
allative ráfhoz ráfokhoz
elative ráfból ráfokból
delative ráfról ráfokról
ablative ráftól ráfoktól
non-attributive
possessive - singular
ráfé ráfoké
non-attributive
possessive - plural
ráféi ráfokéi
Possessive forms of ráf
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. ráfom ráfjaim
2nd person sing. ráfod ráfjaid
3rd person sing. ráfja ráfjai
1st person plural ráfunk ráfjaink
2nd person plural ráfotok ráfjaitok
3rd person plural ráfjuk ráfjaik

References

  1. ^ ráf in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN.  (See also its 2nd edition.)
  2. ^ ráf in Tótfalusi, István. Magyar etimológiai nagyszótár (’Hungarian Comprehensive Dictionary of Etymology’). Budapest: Arcanum Adatbázis, 2001; Arcanum DVD Könyvtár →ISBN

Further reading

  • ráf in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN

Icelandic

Etymology

Back-formation from ráfa (to wander).

Pronunciation

Noun

ráf n (genitive singular ráfs, no plural)

  1. wandering, rambling
    Synonyms: flakk, sveim, rangl, reik

Declension