koofe
Central Franconian
Alternative forms
- kaufe (Kölsch; Westerwald)
Etymology
From Old High German koufōn, from Proto-Germanic *kaupōną, from Latin caupō (“shopkeeper”).
Pronunciation
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Verb
koofe (third-person singular present kööf or keeft or kääft, past tense koofte, past participle jekoof or gekooft or kooft)
- (most dialects) to buy; to purchase
- Waat evvens hee, ich john flöck Zirette koofe.
- Wait here for a moment, I’ll just go buy cigarettes.
Usage notes
- The past tense is restricted to Ripuarian and is widely avoided even there.
- The forms kööf; jekoof are Ripuarian; the forms keeft, kääft; (ge)kooft are Moselle Franconian.
Derived terms
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- Central Franconian terms derived from Old High German
- Central Franconian terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
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- Central Franconian terms derived from Latin
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- Central Franconian lemmas
- Central Franconian verbs
- Central Franconian terms with usage examples