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nuf

nuf

See also: nûf

Dalmatian

Adjective

nuf m (feminine núa)

  1. new

Dutch

Noun

nuf f (plural nuffen, diminutive nufje n)

  1. (derogatory) a woman, in particular a girl, who is considered arrogant
    • 1802, Miguel de Cervantes de Saavedra, De ridder Don Quichot van Mancha, vol. 2, tr. by Pieter van Woensel, publ. by J. C. Leeuwestyn, 47.
      „(...) Hoe durft gij, aschgat en nufje, zulke lastertaal uitſlaan, oordeelen over zulke loflijke boeken als die der ridderſchap! (...)”

Volapük

Etymology

Borrowing from English roof (roof /ruːf/ > nuf, r > n).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [nuf]

Noun

nuf (plural nufs)

  1. roof

Declension

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