doof
English
editEtymology 1
editFrom doofus, or alternatively from Scots, which uses the word with the same meaning. Scots doof is derived from Low German doof (“deaf”).
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /duːf/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -uːf
Noun
editdoof (plural doofs)
Derived terms
editEtymology 2
editOnomatopoeic, from the sound of a bass drum.
Pronunciation
edit- (General Australian) IPA(key): /dʊf/
- Rhymes: -ʊf
Noun
editdoof (countable and uncountable, plural doofs)
- (Australia, slang, uncountable) A type of music with pronounced bass, typically associated with the modified car scene.
- (Australia) An outdoor dance party, held in bushland in a remote area or on the outskirts of a city.
- 2004, Graham St John, editor, Rave Culture and Religion, page 138:
- Dynamics of play and creativity are a prominent catalyst of social relations at both doofs and raves.
- 2006, Christopher Hugh Partridge, The Re-Enchantment of the West: Alternative Spiritualities, Sacralization, Popular Culture and Occulture, volume 2, page 110:
- Similar themes emerged in the ‘doofs’ of Australian rave culture.
- 2007, Australian National University Dept of Pacific and Southeast Asian History, Aboriginal History, Volume 31, page 76,
- The bush doof is a unique product of post-rave culture and is particularly suited to the expansive Australian landscape.
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editSee also
editAnagrams
editAfrikaans
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editAdjective
editdoof (attributive dowe, comparative dower, superlative doofste)
Dutch
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom Middle Dutch dôof, from Old Dutch dōf, from Proto-West Germanic *daub, from Proto-Germanic *daubaz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewbʰ- (“to whisk, be obscured”).
Adjective
editdoof (comparative dover, superlative doofst)
Declension
editDeclension of doof | ||||
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uninflected | doof | |||
inflected | dove | |||
comparative | dover | |||
positive | comparative | superlative | ||
predicative/adverbial | doof | dover | het doofst het doofste | |
indefinite | m./f. sing. | dove | dovere | doofste |
n. sing. | doof | dover | doofste | |
plural | dove | dovere | doofste | |
definite | dove | dovere | doofste | |
partitive | doofs | dovers | — |
Derived terms
editDescendants
edit- Afrikaans: doof
- Berbice Creole Dutch: dofu
- Negerhollands: doof
- → Papiamentu: dof
- → Sranan Tongo: dofu
Etymology 2
editSee the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
editdoof
- inflection of doven:
German
editEtymology
editFrom German Low German doof (“deaf”), from Middle Low German dôf, from Old Saxon dof, from Proto-West Germanic *daub. Cognate to Upper German taub.
Pronunciation
edit- Hyphenation: doof
- Rhymes: -oːf
Adjective
editdoof (strong nominative masculine singular doofer, comparative doofer or döfer or (nonstandard) dööfer, superlative am doofsten or am döfsten or (nonstandard) am dööfsten)
Usage notes
edit- Low German regularly changes its final obstruent f to v or w (IPA: [v]) when a vowel follows: en doof Mann → einen doven Mann. This sound-change is usually kept in standard German pronunciation, although the forms are always spelt with f. (For more words in which written f may be pronounced [v] compare Elfer, Fünfer, and schief.)
- The alternative comparation forms dööfer, am dööfsten are not officially standard and are sometimes frowned upon.
Declension
editnumber & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
predicative | er ist doof | sie ist doof | es ist doof | sie sind doof | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | doofer | doofe | doofes | doofe |
genitive | doofen | doofer | doofen | doofer | |
dative | doofem | doofer | doofem | doofen | |
accusative | doofen | doofe | doofes | doofe | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der doofe | die doofe | das doofe | die doofen |
genitive | des doofen | der doofen | des doofen | der doofen | |
dative | dem doofen | der doofen | dem doofen | den doofen | |
accusative | den doofen | die doofe | das doofe | die doofen | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein doofer | eine doofe | ein doofes | (keine) doofen |
genitive | eines doofen | einer doofen | eines doofen | (keiner) doofen | |
dative | einem doofen | einer doofen | einem doofen | (keinen) doofen | |
accusative | einen doofen | eine doofe | ein doofes | (keine) doofen |
1Nonstandard.
1Nonstandard.
Related terms
editFurther reading
editGerman Low German
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Middle Low German dōf and Old Saxon dōf, from Proto-West Germanic *daub. Cognate with English deaf.
The second meaning stems from the old misconception that dumb or deaf people were mentally disabled.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editdoof (comparative döver, superlative döövst)
Declension
editgender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
predicative | he is doof | se is doof | dat is doof | se sünd doof | |
partitive | een doovs | een doovs | wat doovs | allens doov | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | dove | dove | doof | dove |
oblique | doven | dove | doof | dove | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | de dove | de dove | dat dove | de doven |
oblique | den doven | de dove | dat dove | de doven | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | en dove/doven | en dove | en doof/dovet | (keen) doven |
oblique | en doven | en dove | en doof/dovet | (keen) doven |
gender | singular | plural | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
predicative | he is döver | se is döver | dat is döver | se sünd döver | |
partitive | een dövers | een dövers | wat dövers | allens döver | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | dövere | dövere | döver | dövere |
oblique | dövern | dövere | döver | dövere | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | de dövere | de dövere | dat dövere | de dövern |
oblique | den dövern | de dövere | dat dövere | de dövern | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | en dövere/döveren | en dövere | en döver | (keen) dövern |
oblique | en dövern | en dövere | en döver | (keen) dövern |
gender | singular | plural | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
predicative | he is de Döövste | se is de Döövste | dat is dat Döövste | se sünd de Döövsten | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | döövste | döövste | döövst | döövste |
oblique | döövsten | döövste | döövst | döövste | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | de döövste | de döövste | dat döövste | de döövsten |
oblique | den döövsten | de döövste | dat döövste | de döövsten | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | en döövste/döövsten | en döövste | en döövst | (keen) döövsten |
oblique | en döövsten | en döövste | en döövst | (keen) döövsten |
Descendants
edit- German: doof
Middle Dutch
editEtymology
editFrom Old Dutch *dōf, from Proto-West Germanic *daub.
Adjective
editdôof
- deaf
- without feeling, harsh
- crazy, foolish
- useless
- dull, not shining
- dull, not giving sound
- dead, having died off, dry (of plants)
Inflection
editAdjective | |||||
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Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Plural | ||
Nominative | Indefinite | dôof | dôve | dôof | dôve |
Definite | dôve | dôve | |||
Accusative | Indefinite | dôven | dôve | dôof | dôve |
Definite | dôve | ||||
Genitive | Indefinite | dôofs | dôver | dôofs | dôver |
Definite | dôofs, dôven | dôofs, dôven | |||
Dative | dôven | dôver | dôven | dôven |
Alternative forms
editDerived terms
editDescendants
editFurther reading
edit- “doof”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “doof (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I
Plautdietsch
editEtymology
editFrom Middle Low German and Old Saxon dōf, from Proto-West Germanic *daub.
Adjective
editdoof
Saterland Frisian
editEtymology
editFrom Old Frisian dāf, from Proto-West Germanic *daub. Cognates include West Frisian dôf and German taub.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editdoof (masculine doven, feminine, plural or definite dove, comparative dover, superlative doofst)
References
edit- English terms derived from Scots
- English terms derived from Low German
- English 1-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- English terms with audio pronunciation
- Rhymes:English/uːf
- Rhymes:English/uːf/1 syllable
- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English countable nouns
- American English
- English slang
- English onomatopoeias
- Rhymes:English/ʊf
- Rhymes:English/ʊf/1 syllable
- English uncountable nouns
- Australian English
- English terms with quotations
- English heteronyms
- Afrikaans terms inherited from Dutch
- Afrikaans terms derived from Dutch
- Afrikaans terms with IPA pronunciation
- Afrikaans lemmas
- Afrikaans adjectives
- Dutch terms with IPA pronunciation
- Dutch terms with audio pronunciation
- Rhymes:Dutch/oːf
- Rhymes:Dutch/oːf/1 syllable
- Dutch terms inherited from Middle Dutch
- Dutch terms derived from Middle Dutch
- Dutch terms inherited from Old Dutch
- Dutch terms derived from Old Dutch
- Dutch terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic
- Dutch terms derived from Proto-West Germanic
- Dutch terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Dutch terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Dutch terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Dutch lemmas
- Dutch adjectives
- Dutch non-lemma forms
- Dutch verb forms
- nl:Hearing
- German terms derived from German Low German
- German terms derived from Middle Low German
- German terms derived from Old Saxon
- German terms derived from Proto-West Germanic
- German 1-syllable words
- German terms with IPA pronunciation
- German terms with audio pronunciation
- Rhymes:German/oːf
- Rhymes:German/oːf/1 syllable
- German lemmas
- German adjectives
- German informal terms
- German Low German terms inherited from Middle Low German
- German Low German terms derived from Middle Low German
- German Low German terms inherited from Old Saxon
- German Low German terms derived from Old Saxon
- German Low German terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic
- German Low German terms derived from Proto-West Germanic
- German Low German terms with IPA pronunciation
- German Low German lemmas
- German Low German adjectives
- Middle Dutch terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Middle Dutch terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Middle Dutch terms inherited from Old Dutch
- Middle Dutch terms derived from Old Dutch
- Middle Dutch terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic
- Middle Dutch terms derived from Proto-West Germanic
- Middle Dutch lemmas
- Middle Dutch adjectives
- Plautdietsch terms inherited from Middle Low German
- Plautdietsch terms derived from Middle Low German
- Plautdietsch terms inherited from Old Saxon
- Plautdietsch terms derived from Old Saxon
- Plautdietsch terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic
- Plautdietsch terms derived from Proto-West Germanic
- Plautdietsch lemmas
- Plautdietsch adjectives
- Plautdietsch 1-syllable words
- Saterland Frisian terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Saterland Frisian terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Saterland Frisian terms derived from Old Frisian
- Saterland Frisian terms derived from Proto-West Germanic
- Saterland Frisian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Saterland Frisian/oːf
- Rhymes:Saterland Frisian/oːf/1 syllable
- Saterland Frisian lemmas
- Saterland Frisian adjectives