arf

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See also: ARF and 'arf

English[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)f

Interjection[edit]

arf!

  1. Representing the sound of a dog's bark.

Usage notes[edit]

  • Sometimes has the same connotations of sexual innuendo as woof.

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French[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Interjection[edit]

arf

  1. argh, ugh, oy
    Arf, c’est ennuyeux ça !
    Argh, that's a problem!
    Arf, je sais pas comment je vais faire
    Ugh, what am I gonna do?

Icelandic[edit]

Noun[edit]

arf

  1. indefinite accusative singular of arfur

Middle Welsh[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Brythonic *arβ̃, borrowed from Latin arma.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

arf m or f (plural arueu)

  1. weapon, arm

Descendants[edit]

  • Welsh: arf

Mutation[edit]

Middle Welsh mutation
Radical Soft Nasal H-prothesis
arf unchanged unchanged harf
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Swedish[edit]

Noun[edit]

arf

  1. Obsolete spelling of arv

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Tarifit[edit]

Numeral[edit]

arf

  1. Alternative spelling of ařf: thousand

Welsh[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Welsh arf, from Proto-Brythonic *arβ̃, borrowed through Vulgar Latin from Latin arma.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

arf m or f (plural arfau)

  1. weapon, armament
  2. tool, instrument

Derived terms[edit]

Mutation[edit]

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
arf unchanged unchanged harf
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References[edit]

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “arf”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies