stof

See also: štof

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /stɔf/

Etymology 1

From Dutch stof, from Middle Dutch stoffe, from Old French estophe, estoffe, from estoffer, from Old High German stoffōn, from Proto-West Germanic *stuppōn (“to cram, plug, stuff”).

Noun

stof (plural stowwe, diminutive stoffie)

1. material, substance

Etymology 2

From Dutch stof, from Middle Dutch stof, from Old Dutch *stof, from Proto-Germanic *stubą.

Noun

stof (uncountable, diminutive stoffies)

1. dust