rof

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See also: röf and -rof

Afrikaans

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English rough.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /rɔf/
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Adjective

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rof

  1. rough, crude, uneven

Dutch

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English rough.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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rof (comparative roffer, superlative rofst)

  1. (slang) rough, unrefined

Declension

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Declension of rof
uninflected rof
inflected roffe
comparative roffer
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial rof roffer het rofst
het rofste
indefinite m./f. sing. roffe roffere rofste
n. sing. rof roffer rofste
plural roffe roffere rofste
definite roffe roffere rofste
partitive rofs roffers

Icelandic

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Etymology

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Back-formation from rjúfa.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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rof n (genitive singular rofs, nominative plural rof)

  1. break, severance, rupture
  2. (geology) erosion, denudation

Declension

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    Declension of rof
n-s singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative rof rofið rof rofin
accusative rof rofið rof rofin
dative rofi rofinu rofum rofunum
genitive rofs rofsins rofa rofanna

Middle English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old English hrōf, from Proto-Germanic *hrōfą.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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rof (plural roves or rofes)

  1. A roof (top layer of a building):
    1. The outer side of a roof considered separately; the rooftop.
    2. The inner side of a roof considered separately; the ceiling.
  2. A house or building; an edifice used for inhabitance.
  3. The top of the mouth; the palate.
  4. Any sort of cover, especially one that provides shelter.

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • English: roof
  • Geordie English: ruif, reuf
  • Scots: ruf, ruif

References

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Old English

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *rōf.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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rōf

  1. vigorous, strong; valiant, brave, keen
    • Beowulf
      Géat unigmetes wél / rófne randwigan restan lyste.
      Eager the Geat, shield-fighter sturdy, for sleeping yearned
  2. noble, renowned
    • Beowulf
      ac hé mægnes róf mín costode.
      But he, famed for his strength, tested me.

Declension

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