Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑʊ̯/

Prefix

af-

1. off, from, down (see German ab-, Swedish av-)

Derived terms

Dutch

Pronunciation

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *ab.

Prefix

af-

1. (prefix) de-, en-
2. down
3. off

Derived terms

Gothic

Romanization

af-

1. Romanization of 𐌰𐍆-

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse af-, from Proto-Germanic *aba-.

Prefix

af-

1. de-

Derived terms

• afmá

Old English

Alternative forms

• of-

Prefix

af-

1. (verbal prefix; the noun counterpart of this prefix is æf-) prefix added to verbs meaning away, off, from, away from

   ofcuman, afcuman ‎(“to come from, originate from”)

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *af- ‎(“away, away from”), from Proto-Indo-European *apo- ‎(“off, away”). Cognate with Old English of-, Old Norse af-, Gothic 𐌰𐍆- ‎(af-), Old High German ab; and with Latin ab-, Ancient Greek απο- ‎(apo-).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /af/

Prefix

af-

1. Forming verbs and adjectives with the sense of "off", "away", "from", "out of", "away from"

   afgevan/afgeƀan ‎(“to give up, surrender”)

2. down

   afbrekan ‎(“break down, pluck”)

   afheldian ‎(“go down, end”)

Swedish

Prefix

af-

1. Obsolete spelling of av-