kouf

Middle High German

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

    Noun

    kouf m

    1. trade
    2. purchase
    3. goods

    Declension

    Declension of kouf (strong masculine without umlaut)
    singular plural
    indef. def. noun def. noun
    nominative ein dër kouf die koufe
    genitive eines dës koufes dër koufe
    dative eime dëm koufe dën koufen
    accusative einen dën kouf die koufe

    Descendants

    • Central Franconian:
    • German: Kauf

    References

    • Benecke, Georg Friedrich; Müller, Wilhelm; Zarncke, Friedrich (1863), “kouf”, in Mittelhochdeutsches Wörterbuch: mit Benutzung des Nachlasses von Benecke, Stuttgart: S. Hirzel
    • "kouf" in Köbler, Gerhard, Mittelhochdeutsches Wörterbuch (3rd edition 2014)

    Old High German

    Etymology

  • Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *kaup, from *kaupōn, from Proto-Germanic *kaupōną, from *kaupô + *-ōną.

    Noun

    kouf m

    1. commerce, trade
    2. barter
    3. purchase

    Descendants

    References

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