Waff

See also: waff and WAFF

Hunsrik

Alternative forms

  • waf (Wiesemann spelling)

Etymology

    From Middle High German wāfen, from Old High German wāfan, from Proto-West Germanic *wāpn, from Proto-Germanic *wēpną.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈvaf/
    • Rhymes: -af
    • Syllabification: Waff

    Noun

    Waff f (plural Waffe)

    1. weapon, arm

    References

    • André Kuster-Cid, Eduardo Fausto Kuster Cid (2018) “arma”, in Dicionário renano-hunsrik: português (in Portuguese), Vitória: Cousa, →ISBN, page 26, column 2
    • Piter Kehoma Boll (2021) “Waff”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português (in Portuguese), 3rd edition, Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch, page 171, column 1

    Luxembourgish

    Etymology

      From Old High German wāfan, from Proto-Germanic *wēpną. Cognate with German Waffe, Dutch wapen, English weapon, West Frisian wapen, Icelandic vopn, Swedish vapen.

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /vɑf/
      • Rhymes: -ɑf

      Noun

      Waff f (plural Waffen)

      1. weapon, arm