mof

See also: MOF and MoF

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɔf/
• Hyphenation: mof
• Rhymes: -ɔf

Etymology 1

Shortening of moffel, from Middle French moufle, from Medieval Latin muffula.

Noun

mof f (plural moffen, diminutive mofje n)

1. muff (clothing)
2. (plumbing) Piece to protect pipes where they are poorly connected.

Etymology 2

From German Muff.

Noun

mof m (plural moffen, diminutive mofje n, feminine moffin)

1. (derogatory) German, Kraut

   Synonym: Duitser

2. (obsolete) foreigner, immigrant

Alternative forms

• moef (Belgium)

Derived terms

• moffenhoer
• moffenmeid
• moffenzeef
• Moffrika

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From French mauve.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /moːf/

  Rhymes: -oːf

• Audio

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Adjective

mof (masculine mofen, neuter mooft, comparative méi mof, superlative am moofsten)

1. purple

Declension

declension of mof

number and gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter	all genders
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

See also

Colors in Luxembourgish · Faarwen (layout · text)

wäiss	gro	schwaarz
rout	orange; brong	giel
	gréng
turquoise	blo (hellblo, himmelblo)	blo (donkelblo)
violett; indigo	magenta; mof	rosa; pink

Volapük

Noun

mof (nominative plural mofs)

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Declension

declension of mof

	singular	plural
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

Derived terms

• mofan
• mofön

West Frisian

Etymology

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Noun

mof c (plural moffen, diminutive mofke)

1. glove
2. mitten; mitt

Further reading

• “mof (II)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011