äöf

See also: AÖF

Limburgish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /œːf/
• (Maastrichtian) IPA^(key): [ɶː˦f]

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French œuf (“egg”). Doublet of ei (“egg”).

Noun

äöf f (plural äöve, diminutive äöfke) (Maastrichtian)

1. sphere, ball (often egg-shaped)
2. head
3. (derogatory) idiot

Noun

äöf m (plural äöve) (Noorbeek, including Terlinden)

1. (derogatory) exceptionally big idiot

Noun

äöf m or f or n (plural äöve, diminutive äöfke) (Veldeke spelling, various dialects)

1. (rare) egg

   Synonym: ei

Etymology 2

From Proto-West Germanic *obaet (“fruit”).

Alternative forms

• aof (Montfortian)
• Oëft (Eupen)
• Oe̩ft, Oaft (Rheinische Dokumenta spelling, Southeast Limburgish)
• Öëf, Öëft (Tüddern)
• Oëfte (Geilenkirchen, Heinsberg)

Noun

äöf n (plural äöfte, diminutive äöfke) (Veldeke spelling, widespread especially in Central Limburgish, East Limburgish)

1. fruit (especially dried fruit from trees, e.g. apples and pears)