tof

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See also: TOF and töf

Dutch

Etymology 1

From Hebrew טוֹב (tov, “good”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tɔf/
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Adjective

tof (comparative toffer, superlative tofst)

  1. cool (objects)
    Wat een tof ding — What a cool thing
  2. nice (persons)
    Hij is een toffe gast — He is a nice guy
Declension
Declension of tof
uninflected tof
inflected toffe
comparative toffer
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial tof toffer het tofst
het tofste
indefinite m./f. sing. toffe toffere tofste
n. sing. tof toffer tofste
plural toffe toffere tofste
definite toffe toffere tofste
partitive tofs toffers —

Interjection

tof

  1. great!

Etymology 2

From English tough.

Pronunciation

Adjective

tof (comparative toffer, superlative tofst)

  1. (Suriname) tough, difficult, harsh
    • 2013, Scrappy W (lyrics and music), “Super Saamaka”:
      Ik woon in de stad en ik kom uit het bos / Toerisme gestudeerd en ik ben tevens kok / Mensen vinden me tof, grof, onbeschoft / en respect voor mijn buurvrouw want die noemt me os
      I live in the city and I'm from the jungle / Studied tourism and I am also a cook / People think I am harsh, rude, uncouth / and respect for my neighbour because she calls me an ox
    • 2016 July 28, “Secretaris Atompai: Politiebond gaat toffe tijden tegemoet [Secretary Atompai: police union faces tough times]”, in Starnieuws‎, retrieved 11 January 2021:
      De Surinaamse Politiebond (SPB) gaat toffe tijden tegemoet. Daarom heeft secretaris Mielando Atompai alle leden opgeroepen om de algemene ledenvergaderingen (alv's) te bezoeken.
      The Surinamese Police Union (SPB) is facing tough times. That is why secretary Mielando Atompai has called on all members to attend the members' general assemblies.

Volapük

Noun

tof (nominative plural tofs)

  1. drip, drop

Declension

declension of tof
singular plural
nominative tof tofs
genitive tofa tofas
dative tofe tofes
accusative tofi tofis
vocative 1 o tof! o tofs!
predicative 2 tofu tofus
  • 1 status as a case is disputed
  • 2 in later, non-classical Volapük only
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