rof

See also: röf and -rof

Afrikaans

Etymology

Borrowed from English rough.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rɔf/

Adjective

rof

1. rough, crude, uneven

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Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English rough.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rɔf/
• Hyphenation: rof
• Rhymes: -ɔf

Adjective

rof (comparative roffer, superlative rofst)

1. (slang) rough, unrefined

Inflection

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	—

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Middle English

Alternative forms

• roof, ruffe, rhof, rooff, rufe

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /roːf/

Noun

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; a edifice used for inhabitance.
3. The top of the mouth; the palate.
4. Any sort of cover, especially one that provides shelter.

Derived terms

• rofen

Descendants

• English: roof
• Scots: ruf, ruif

References

• “rọ̄f (n.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-19.

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Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *rōfō, *rōbō (“number, calculation”), perhaps related to *rōbaz (“strong, virtuous”), from Proto-Indo-European *rep- (“to tear, snatch, gather up”). Akin to Old High German ruoba (“number, host, multitude”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /roːf/

Adjective

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

Declension of rōf — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	rōf	rōf	rōf
Accusative	rōfne	rōfe	rōf
Genitive	rōfes	rōfre	rōfes
Dative	rōfum	rōfre	rōfum
Instrumental	rōfe	rōfre	rōfe
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	rōfe	rōfa, rōfe	rōf
Accusative	rōfe	rōfa, rōfe	rōf
Genitive	rōfra	rōfra	rōfra
Dative	rōfum	rōfum	rōfum
Instrumental	rōfum	rōfum	rōfum

Declension of rōf — Weak

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	rōfa	rōfe	rōfe
Accusative	rōfan	rōfan	rōfe
Genitive	rōfan	rōfan	rōfan
Dative	rōfan	rōfan	rōfan
Instrumental	rōfan	rōfan	rōfan
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	rōfan	rōfan	rōfan
Accusative	rōfan	rōfan	rōfan
Genitive	rōfra, rōfena	rōfra, rōfena	rōfra, rōfena
Dative	rōfum	rōfum	rōfum
Instrumental	rōfum	rōfum	rōfum