hoef

Crimean Gothic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *haubudą.

Pronunciation

Kruase & Slocum argue that the h was silent.[1]

Noun

hoef

  1. head

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

Dutch

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɦuf/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: hoef
  • Rhymes: -uf
  • Homophone: Hoef

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

Verb

hoef

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