Huf

See also: HUF

German

Etymology

From Old High German huof, from Proto-Germanic *hōfaz, cognate with Dutch and West Frisian hoef, English hoof, Danish and Swedish hov, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱoph₂ós. Non-Germanic cognates include Russian копыто (kopýto) and Sanskrit शफ (śapháḥ).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /huːf/
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Noun

Huf m (genitive Hufs or Hufes, plural Hufe)

  1. hoof, the solid toe of an ungulate animal such as of horses and oxen.
  2. (colloquial) the human foot, mostly used in phrases.
    Schwing die Hufe! - Let's go! (literally: Swing the hooves!)

Declension
Declension of Huf
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Huf die Hufe
genitive eines des Hufes,
Hufs		 der Hufe
dative einem dem Huf,
Hufe1		 den Hufen
accusative einen den Huf die Hufe
1Now uncommon, see notes

Derived terms

Further reading
  • Huf in Duden online

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

Compare German Huf, Dutch hoef, English hoof, Swedish hov.

Noun

Huf m (plural Hufe)

  1. hoof
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