traf

See also: TRAF

English

Noun

traf (uncountable)

  1. Abbreviation of traffic. (Can we add an example for this sense?)

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German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tʀaːf/

Verb

traf

  1. First-person singular preterite of treffen.
  2. Third-person singular preterite of treffen.

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse traf, a neuter back-formation from the formerly feminine singular Old Norse trǫf, which later evolved into a neuter plural. Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *trabō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tʰraːv/
  • Rhymes: -aːv

Noun

traf n (genitive singular trafs, nominative plural tröf)

  1. fringe (decorative border on a garment, etc.)
  2. linen handkerchief
  3. bandage, wrapping

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Old Norse

Etymology

Neuter back-formation from trǫf., which was formerly a feminine singular that was later taken to be a neuter plural. Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *trabō.

Noun

traf n

  1. fringe (decorative border)

Declension

Descendants


Polish

Etymology

From trafiać/trafić.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /traf/
  • Homophone: traw

Noun

traf m inan

  1. coincidence, chance
    Synonyms: przypadek, zbieg okoliczności

Declension

  • (adjectives) trafny, trafiony
  • (verbs) trafiać impf, trafić pf

Verb

traf

  1. second-person singular imperative of trafić

Further reading

  • traf in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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