Kaaf

Hunsrik

Etymology

  • Inherited from Middle High German kouf, from Old High German kouf, from Proto-West Germanic *kaup, from *kaupōn, from Proto-Germanic *kaupōną, from *kaupô + *-ōną.[1]

    Cognate with German Kauf.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈkʰɔːf/
    • Rhymes: -ɔːf
    • Syllabification: Kaaf

    Noun

    Kaaf m (plural Keef)

    1. purchase

    Derived terms

    References

    1. ^ Boll, Piter Kehoma (2021), “Kaaf”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português, 3rd edition (overall work in Portuguese), Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch, page 86, column 1