hoef - Wiktionary, the free dictionary (original) (raw)

Crimean Gothic

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *haubudą.

Pronunciation

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Krause & Slocum argue that the h was silent, and quote an argument by Stearns that the spelling may be a misprint for hoeft.[1]

Noun

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hoef

1. head
   • 1589, Ogier Ghiselin de Busbecq, letter:
     Hoef. Caput.
     Head. caput

References

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1. ^ https://lrc.la.utexas.edu/eieol/gotol/100#grammar_718

Dutch

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Pronunciation

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• IPA(key): /ɦuf/

• Audio:	(file)

• Hyphenation: hoef
• Rhymes: -uf
• Homophone: Hoef

Etymology 1

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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

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hoef m (plural hoeven, diminutive hoefje n)

1. hoof

Derived terms

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• hoefblad
• hoefijzer

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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hoef

1. inflection of hoeven:
   1. first-person singular present indicative
   2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
   3. imperative