paff

See also: Paff

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paf/

Etymology 1

Onomatopoeic.

Interjection

paff

1. bang, boom
   1. Said when something bursts or blasts.

      Synonyms: bums, bumm, peng

   2. Said when something falls down.

      Synonyms: bums, pardauz

Derived terms

• baff (“stunned”)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

paff

1. singular imperative of paffen
2. (colloquial) first-person singular present of paffen

Luxembourgish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɑf/

  Rhymes: -ɑf

Adjective

paff (masculine paffen, neuter pafft, comparative méi paff, superlative am paffsten)

1. stunned, astonished
2. speechless, dumbstruck

Declension

declension of paff

number and gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter	all genders
predicative		hien ass paff	si ass paff	et ass paff	si si(nn) paff
nominative / accusative	attributive and/or after determiner	paffen	paff	pafft	paff
	independent without determiner			paffes	paffer
dative	after any declined word	paffen	paffer	paffen	paffen
	as first declined word	paffem		paffem

Synonyms

• (speechless): platt

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From German paff, baff (“bang”), from the stunned reaction one gets when firing a weapon.

Adjective

paff (masculine and feminine paff, neuter paft, definite singular and plural paffe, comparative mer paff or paffere, indefinite superlative mest paff, definite superlative mest paffe)

1. stunned, speechless

References

• “paff” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From German paff, baff (“bang”), from the stunned reaction one gets when firing a weapon.

Adjective

paff (masculine and feminine paff, neuter paft, definite singular and plural paffe, comparative paffare, indefinite superlative paffast, definite superlative paffaste)

1. stunned, speechless

References

• “paff” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology

From German paff, baff (“bang”), from the stunned reaction one gets when firing a weapon.

Adjective

paff (comparative paffare, superlative paffast)

1. (colloquial) stunned, speechless

   Synonyms: ställd, förbluffad

Declension

Inflection of paff

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	paff	paffare	paffast
neuter singular	pafft	paffare	paffast
plural	paffa	paffare	paffast
masculine plural2	paffe	paffare	paffast
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	paffe	paffare	paffaste
all	paffa	paffare	paffaste

¹ The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
² Dated or archaic.
³ Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

References

• paff in Svensk ordbok (SO)