hoef

Crimean Gothic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *haubudą.

Noun

hoef

1. head
   • 1562, Ogier Ghiselin de Busbecq:

     Hoef. Caput.

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɦuf/

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• Rhymes: -uf

Etymology 1

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

hoef m (plural hoeven, diminutive hoefje n)

1. hoof, bony foot of various animals

Etymology 2

Verb

hoef

1. (deprecated template usage) first-person singular present indicative of hoeven
2. (deprecated template usage) imperative of hoeven