af
Translingual[edit]
Symbol[edit]
af
English[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Adverb[edit]
af (not comparable)
- (postpositive, vulgar, slang, Internet slang, text messaging) Initialism of as fuck.
- 2009 April 6, Kull, Ashley, “Bored af!!!!”, in Twitter[1], archived from the original on 2016-06-14:
- Bored af!!!!
Etymology 2[edit]
- (stenoscript) Abbreviation of after.
Anagrams[edit]
Afar[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Cushitic *ʔaf, from Proto-Afroasiatic [Term?]. Cognates include Oromo afaan, Somali af and Saho af, furthermore Amharic አፍ (ʾäf) and Arabic فَم (fam).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
áf m (plural afitté f or afoofá f or afoofí f)
Usage notes[edit]
- The plural afitté is used in the southern dialects, whereas afoofá and afoofí are used in the northern dialects.
Declension[edit]
Declension of áf | ||||||||||||||||||
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absolutive | áf | |||||||||||||||||
predicative | áfa | |||||||||||||||||
subjective | áf | |||||||||||||||||
genitive | aftí | |||||||||||||||||
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Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- E. M. Parker; R. J. Hayward (1985), “af”, in An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN
- Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015) L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie)[2], Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis)
Danish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Norse af, from Proto-Germanic *ab. Related to English of, off and German ab.
Pronunciation[edit]
Preposition[edit]
af
- by
- the active part, originator: En roman af Hemingway - A novel by Hemingway
- of
- indicating connection: Ejeren af huset - The owner of the house
- in descriptions: En mand af format - A man of stature; Et hus lavet af træ - A house made of wood
- part of: ni ud af ti - nine out of ten
- from
- of origin: Jeg hørte det af ham - I heard it from him
- off
- away from: Jeg faldt af cyklen - I fell off the bike
- with
- caused by: grøn af misundelse - green with envy
- out of
- motivated by: Han gjorde det af nysgerrighed - He did it out of curiosity
Adverb[edit]
af
- off
- tage sit tøj af - take off one's clothes
- of
- på grund af - because of
Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle Dutch af, from Old Dutch af, from Proto-West Germanic *ab, from Proto-Germanic *ab.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adverb[edit]
af
- off
- (postpositional) off, from (implying motion)
- Stomdronken reed de automobilist de weg af.
- Totally drunk, the motorist drove off the road.
- Stomdronken reed de automobilist de weg af.
Inflection[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
- af en toe
- afbakenen
- afbijten
- afbreken, afbraak
- afbrokkelen
- afdwalen
- afgeven
- afhaken
- afhalen
- afkalven
- afkomen, afkomst
- afkopen
- afkorten, afkorting
- afleggen
- afleiden, afleiding
- aflopen, afloop
- afluisteren
- afmaken
- afmeten, afmeting
- afplatten
- afraden
- afscheiden
- afschuren
- afslaan
- afslanken
- afsluiten
- afstaan
- afstemmen
- afstoten, afstoting
- afstraffen
- afstuderen
- aftreden
- aftrekken
- afwassen
- afwerpen
- afwijken
- afwijzen
- afzetten, afzetting
- afzonderen
- afzweren
Descendants[edit]
Adjective[edit]
af (used only predicatively, comparative meer af, superlative meest af)
- finished, done (when working on something)
- Het huis is af.
- The house is ready.
- (games) out, dismissed from play under the rules of the game, e.g. by having been tagged
Synonyms[edit]
Antonyms[edit]
Gothic[edit]
Romanization[edit]
af
- Romanization of 𐌰𐍆
Icelandic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Norse af, from Proto-Germanic *ab.
Pronunciation[edit]
Preposition[edit]
af
Derived terms[edit]
Indonesian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Dutch af (“off”), from Middle Dutch af, from Old Dutch af, from Proto-West Germanic *ab, from Proto-Germanic *ab.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
af (first-person possessive afku, second-person possessive afmu, third-person possessive afnya)
Further reading[edit]
- “af” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Maltese[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
af
- imperative singular of jaf
Mapudungun[edit]
Preposition[edit]
af (Raguileo spelling)
References[edit]
- Wixaleyiñ: Mapucezugun-wigkazugun pici hemvlcijka (Wixaleyiñ: Small Mapudungun-Spanish dictionary), Beretta, Marta; Cañumil, Dario; Cañumil, Tulio, 2008.
Middle Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Dutch af, from Proto-Germanic *ab.
Adverb[edit]
af
Usage notes[edit]
Generally found in combination with a locative adverb such as hier, daer. Also found combined with a verb. In prepositional usage, van was used.
Alternative forms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “ave (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “af”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN
Middle Welsh[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
af
Old Norse[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Germanic *ab, whence also Old English æf, af, of (English of), Old Saxon ab, af, Old High German aba, abo (German ab), Gothic 𐌰𐍆 (af). Compare also au- in Icelandic auvirði.
Preposition[edit]
af
Descendants[edit]
- Icelandic: af
- Faroese: av
- Norn: av
- Elfdalian: åv
- Old Swedish: af, āf, aff
- Danish: af
- Norwegian Bokmål: av
References[edit]
- “af”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Old Saxon[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Germanic *ab.
Preposition[edit]
af
Old Spanish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
af f (plural aues)
- Apocopic form of aue (“bird”)
- c. 1250, Alfonso X, Lapidario, f. 97v.
- […] Et q́ deſcéda ſobreſta piedra la uertud de oḿe q́ téga en la mano dieſtra lança ¬ en la ſinieſtra un af traſtornada.
- […] And may over this stone descend the virtue of the man with a spear in his right hand and an upturned bird on his left.
- […] Et q́ deſcéda ſobreſta piedra la uertud de oḿe q́ téga en la mano dieſtra lança ¬ en la ſinieſtra un af traſtornada.
- c. 1250, Alfonso X, Lapidario, f. 97v.
Portuguese[edit]
Interjection[edit]
af
Scottish Gaelic[edit]
Interjection[edit]
af
Somali[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Cushitic *ʔaf-/*yaf-. Cognate with Beja [script needed] (yēf), Oromo afaan and Afar af.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
af m
References[edit]
- Puglielli, Annarita; Mansuur, Cabdalla Cumar (2012), “af”, in Qaamuuska Af-Soomaliga, Rome: RomaTrE-Press, →ISBN, page 35
Swedish[edit]
Preposition[edit]
af
- Archaic spelling of av.
Usage notes[edit]
Although phased out in the Swedish spelling reform of 1906, this spelling can still be seen in surnames of nobility, such as af Geijerstam and af Wisborg.
See also[edit]
Turkish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ottoman Turkish عفو ('afv), from Arabic عَفْو (ʕafw).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
af (definite accusative affı, plural aflar)
Declension[edit]
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Dative | affa | aflara | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Locative | afta | aflarda | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ablative | aftan | aflardan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Genitive | affın | afların | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “af”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
Welsh[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- a (colloquial)
Pronunciation[edit]
- (North Wales, standard) IPA(key): /aːv/
- (North Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /aː/
- (South Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /aːv/
- (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /aː/
- Rhymes: -aːv
Verb[edit]
af
Yola[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English of, from Old English of (“of, from”), an unstressed form of af, æf (“from, off, away”), from Proto-West Germanic *ab.
Preposition[edit]
af
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- Jacob Poole (1867), William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, page 22
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- Rhymes:English/ɛf
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- Afar terms inherited from Proto-Cushitic
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- aa:Face
- aa:Communication
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- nl:Games
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- Rhymes:Icelandic/aːv
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- id:Medicine
- id:Surgery
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- Rhymes:Maltese/aːf
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- osp:Birds
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- so:Anatomy
- so:Linguistics
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