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Dutch
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Shortening of moffel, from Middle French moufle, from Medieval Latin muffula.
Noun
mof f (plural moffen, diminutive mofje n)
- muff (clothing)
- (plumbing) piece to protect pipes where they are poorly connected
Etymology 2
From a word for “sullen face, mean-spirited person”, which still survives in Flemish moef. This is usually considered a borrowing from German Muff (now dialectal in this sense), though it could also be a native formation; compare Middle Dutch moffelen (“to grumble”). Ultimately onomatopoeic. The ethnic sense first occurred in the form Hans Mof (16th century).
Noun
mof m (plural moffen, diminutive mofje n, feminine moffin)
- (derogatory) German, Kraut
- Synonyms: Duitser, Moffrikaan
- (obsolete) an eastern immigrant to Holland (especially from Germany, but also Gelderland, Overijssel etc.)
Derived terms
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Luxembourgish
Etymology
Pronunciation
Adjective
mof (masculine mofen, neuter mooft, comparative méi mof, superlative am moofsten)
Declension
See also
| wäiss | gro | schwaarz |
| rout | orange; brong | giel |
| gréng | ||
| turquoise | blo (hellblo, himmelblo) | blo (donkelblo) |
| violett; indigo | magenta; mof | rosa; pink |
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Volapük
Noun
mof (nominative plural mofs)
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Declension
1 status as a case is disputed
2 in later, non-classical Volapük only
Derived terms
- mofan
- mofön
Welsh
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
mof m
- mauve (dye and colour)
Adjective
mof (feminine singular mof, plural mof, not comparable)
- mauve
- Synonym: rhuddlaswyn
Further reading
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “mof”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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West Frisian
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
mof c (plural moffen, diminutive mofke)
Further reading
- “mof (II)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
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