Huf

See also: HUF

German

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old High German huof, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Germanic *hōfaz, cognate with Dutch and West Frisian hoef, English hoof, Danish and Swedish hov, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Indo-European *ḱoph₂ós. Non-Germanic cognates include Russian копы́то (kopýto) and Sanskrit शफ (śapháḥ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /huːf/

• Audio:

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Noun

Huf m (genitive Hufs or Hufes, plural Hufe)

1. hoof, the solid toe of an ungulate animal such as of horses and oxen.
2. (colloquial) the human foot, mostly used in phrases.

   Schwing die Hufe! - Let's go! (literally: Swing the hooves!)

Derived terms

• behuft
• Hufeisen n
• Hufschlag m
• Hufschmied m
• Huftier n
• Paarhufer m
• Unpaarhufer m

Further reading

• “Huf” in Duden online

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Pennsylvania German

Etymology

Compare German Huf, Dutch hoef, English hoof, Swedish hov.

Noun

Huf m (plural Hufe)

1. hoof