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hoef

hoef

Crimean Gothic

Noun

hoef

  1. head
    • 1562, Ogier Ghiselin de Busbecq:
      Hoef. Caput.

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɦuf/
  • Rhymes: -uf

Etymology 1

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

hoef m ‎(plural hoeven, diminutive hoefje n)

  1. hoof, bony foot of various animals

Etymology 2

Verb

hoef

  1. first-person singular present indicative of hoeven
  2. imperative of hoeven

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *haubudą.

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