hoef

Crimean Gothic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *haubudą.

Pronunciation

Krause & Slocum argue that the h was silent, and quote an argument by Stearns that the spelling may be a misprint for hoeft.

Noun

hoef

1. head
   • 1589, Ogier Ghiselin de Busbecq, letter:

     Hoef. Caput.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɦuf/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: hoef
• Rhymes: -uf
• Homophone: Hoef

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch hoef, from Old Dutch *huof, from Proto-Germanic *hōfaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱoph₂ós.

Cognate with West Frisian hoef, German Huf, English hoof, Danish hov.

Noun

hoef m (plural hoeven, diminutive hoefje n)

1. hoof

Derived terms

• hoefblad
• hoefijzer

 

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

hoef

1. inflection of hoeven:
   1. first-person singular present indicative
   2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
   3. imperative