dof

See also: DOF, DoF, döf, d.o.f., d. o. f., D.O.F., D. O. F., D.o.F., and D. o. F.

Etymology

From Afrikaans dof. Doublet of daff, deaf, and dowf.

Adjective

dof (comparative more dof, superlative most dof)

(South Africa) Stupid; thick.

Anagrams

FOD, ODF, fod

Alternative forms

duf, (dialectal) duff

Etymology

Vowel shortening of doof (“deaf”), from Middle Dutch dôof, from Old Dutch *dōf, from Proto-West Germanic *daub, from Proto-Germanic *daubaz (“stunned, deaf”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewbʰ- (“to whisk, be obscured”). Compare Swedish dov (“matt, muted”), English dowf.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /dɔf/
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Hyphenation: dof
Rhymes: -ɔf

Adjective

dof (comparative doffer, superlative dofst)

(surface) dull, matte
(sound) dull, muffled
languid, apathetic
Synonyms: loom, lui, flauw, mat

Declension

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Declension of dof
uninflected	dof
inflected	doffe
comparative	doffer
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		dof	doffer	het dofst het dofste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	doffe	doffere	dofste
	n. sing.	dof	doffer	dofste
	plural	doffe	doffere	dofste
definite		doffe	doffere	dofste
partitive		dofs	doffers	—

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Derived terms

dofheid
verdoffen

Descendants

→ Papiamentu: dòf

Noun

dof m (plural doffen, diminutive dofje n)

a dull impact; a slam, a pound, a blow

Derived terms

dofmouw

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Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /doːv/
Rhymes: -oːv

Etymology 1

From Proto-Indo-European *demh₂-. Cognate with English tame.

Adjective

dof (feminine singular dof, plural dofion, equative dofed, comparative dofach, superlative dofaf)

tame
Antonym: gwyllt
cultivated (of plants etc.)

Derived terms

alarch dof (“mute swan”)
brenhinllys dof (“sweet basil”)
cerddin dof (“true service trees, sorbs”)
dafad ddof (“tame sheep”)
dofednod (“poultry”)
dofi (“to tame”)
isop dof (“garden hyssop”)
marchysgall dof (“globe artichokes”)
pabi dof (“garden poppy”)
safri ddof (“summer savory”)
y llew gwyn dof (“garden orache”)

Etymology 2

Inflected form of dod (“to come”).

Verb

dof

(literary) first-person singular present/future of dod

Alternative forms

da (colloquial)
deuaf (literary)
do (colloquial)

Mutation

More information radical, soft ...

Mutated forms of *dof*
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
dof	ddof	nof	unchanged

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Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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