hoef

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Crimean Gothic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *haubudą.

Pronunciation[edit]

Krause & Slocum argue that the h was silent.[1]

Noun[edit]

hoef

  1. head

References[edit]

Dutch[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ɦuf/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: hoef
  • Rhymes: -uf
  • Homophone: Hoef

Etymology 1[edit]

From Middle Dutch hoef, from Old Dutch *huof, from Proto-Germanic *hōfaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱoph₂ós.

Cognate with West Frisian hoef, German Huf, English hoof, Danish hov.

Noun[edit]

hoef m (plural hoeven, diminutive hoefje n)

  1. hoof
Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb[edit]

hoef

  1. inflection of hoeven:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. imperative