Roof

See also: roof

English

Etymology 1

Calque of Mandarin 危宿 (Wēixiù).

Proper noun

Roof

1. (astronomy) A Chinese constellation located near Aquarius and Pegasus, one of the 28 lunar mansions and part of the larger Black Turtle.

Synonyms

• Rooftop

Etymology 2

• As an English surname, spelling variant of Rolfe.
• As a German surname, from a personal name ultimately derived from Proto-West Germanic *hrōþi (“fame, glory, renown”); also Americanized from Ruff, itself shortened from Rudolf (and from the same root).

Proper noun

Roof

1. A surname.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Roof”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Anagrams

• Foor

Plautdietsch

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *hreubaz (“crusty, scabby”). Related to Old Norse hrufa, Old High German ruf, and the second element of English dandruff.

Noun

Roof n (plural Roofs)

1. scab

Saterland Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian rāf, from Proto-West Germanic *raub. Cognates include West Frisian rôf and German Raub.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /roːf/
• Hyphenation: Roof
• Rhymes: -oːf

Noun

Roof m (plural Rove)

1. robbery

References

• Marron C. Fort (2015) “Roof”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN