daab

Hunsrik

Etymology

From Middle High German toup, toub, from Old High German toub, from Proto-West Germanic *daub, from Proto-Germanic *daubaz (“deaf”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tɔːp/

Adjective

daab (comparative daaver, superlative daavest)

  1. deaf
    Er is daab.
    He is deaf.
  2. numb
    Meine Finger sin ganz daab.
    My fingers are completely numb.

Declension

Declension of daab (see also Appendix:Hunsrik adjectives)
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
weak inflection nominative daab daab daab daave
accusative daave daab daab daave
dative daave daave daave daave
strong inflection nominative daaver daave daaves daave
accusative daave daave daaves daave
dative daavem daaver daavem daave

Derived terms

Further reading

  • Boll, Piter Kehoma (2021), “daab”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português, 3rd edition (overall work in Portuguese), Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch
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