af
Translingual
editSymbol
editaf
English
editEtymology 1
editPronunciation
editAdverb
editaf (not comparable)
- (postpositive, vulgar, slang, Internet slang, text messaging) Initialism of as fuck.
- 2009 April 6, Ashley Kull, “Bored af!!!!”, in Twitter[1], archived from the original on 2016-06-14:
- Bored af!!!!
- 2021, Isabel Waidner, Sterling Karat Gold, Peninsula Press, page 16:
- ‘Seen them there a few times. Arrives early, leaves alone. Social though. Friendly. Dishy af.’
Dishy af. You can say that again.
Etymology 2
edit- (stenoscript) Abbreviation of after.
Anagrams
editAfar
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Cushitic *ʔaf, from Proto-Afroasiatic [Term?]. Cognates include Oromo afaan, Somali af and Saho af, furthermore Amharic አፍ (ʾäf) and Arabic فَم (fam).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editáf m (plural afitté f or afoofá f or afoofí f)
Usage notes
edit- The plural afitté is used in the southern dialects, whereas afoofá and afoofí are used in the northern dialects.
Declension
editDeclension of áf | ||||||||||||||||||
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absolutive | áf | |||||||||||||||||
predicative | áfa | |||||||||||||||||
subjective | áf | |||||||||||||||||
genitive | aftí | |||||||||||||||||
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Derived terms
editReferences
edit- E. M. Parker, R. J. Hayward (1985) “af”, in An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN
- Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015) L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie)[2], Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis)
Danish
editEtymology
editFrom Old Norse af, from Proto-Germanic *ab. Related to English of, off and German ab.
Pronunciation
editPreposition
editaf
- by
- the active part, originator: En roman af Hemingway - A novel by Hemingway
- of
- indicating connection: Ejeren af huset - The owner of the house
- in descriptions: En mand af format - A man of stature; Et hus lavet af træ - A house made of wood
- part of: ni ud af ti - nine out of ten
- from
- of origin: Jeg hørte det af ham - I heard it from him
- off
- away from: Jeg faldt af cyklen - I fell off the bike
- with
- caused by: grøn af misundelse - green with envy
- out of
- motivated by: Han gjorde det af nysgerrighed - He did it out of curiosity
Adverb
editaf
- off
- tage sit tøj af - take off one's clothes
- of
- på grund af - because of
Dutch
editEtymology
editFrom Middle Dutch af, from Old Dutch af, from Proto-West Germanic *ab, from Proto-Germanic *ab.
Pronunciation
editAdverb
editaf
- off
- (postpositional) off, from (implying motion)
- Stomdronken reed de automobilist de weg af.
- Totally drunk, the motorist drove off the road.
Declension
editDerived terms
edit- af en aan
- af en toe
- afbakenen
- afbijten
- afbreken, afbraak, afbreuk
- afbrokkelen
- afdwalen
- afgeven
- afhaken
- afhalen
- afkalven
- afkomen, afkomst
- afkopen
- afkorten
- afleggen
- afleiden
- aflopen
- afluisteren
- afmaken
- afmeten
- afplatten
- afprijzen
- afraden
- afscheiden
- afschuren
- afslaan
- afslanken
- afsluiten
- afspiegelen
- afstaan
- afstemmen
- afstoten
- afstraffen
- afstuderen
- aftreden
- aftrekken
- afwassen
- afwerpen
- afwijken
- afwijzen
- afzetten
- afzonderen
- afzweren
Descendants
editAdjective
editaf (used only predicatively, comparative meer af, superlative meest af)
- finished, done (when working on something)
- Het huis is af.
- The house is ready.
- (games) out, dismissed from play under the rules of the game, e.g. by having been tagged
Synonyms
editAntonyms
editGothic
editRomanization
editaf
- Romanization of 𐌰𐍆
Icelandic
editEtymology
editFrom Old Norse af, from Proto-Germanic *ab.
Pronunciation
editPreposition
editaf
Derived terms
editIndonesian
editEtymology
editFrom Dutch af (“off”), from Middle Dutch af, from Old Dutch af, from Proto-West Germanic *ab, from Proto-Germanic *ab.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editaf (first-person possessive afku, second-person possessive afmu, third-person possessive afnya)
Further reading
edit- “af” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Maltese
editPronunciation
editVerb
editaf
- imperative singular of jaf
Mapudungun
editPreposition
editaf (Raguileo spelling)
References
edit- Wixaleyiñ: Mapucezugun-wigkazugun pici hemvlcijka (Wixaleyiñ: Small Mapudungun-Spanish dictionary), Beretta, Marta; Cañumil, Dario; Cañumil, Tulio, 2008.
Middle Dutch
editEtymology
editFrom Old Dutch af, from Proto-Germanic *ab.
Adverb
editaf
Usage notes
editGenerally found in combination with a locative adverb such as hier, daer. Also found combined with a verb. In prepositional usage, van was used.
Alternative forms
editDescendants
editFurther reading
edit- “ave (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “af”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN
Middle Welsh
editPronunciation
editVerb
editaf
Old Norse
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Germanic *ab, whence also Old English æf, af, of (English of), Old Saxon ab, af, Old High German aba, abo (German ab), Gothic 𐌰𐍆 (af). Compare also au- in Icelandic auvirði.
Preposition
editaf
Descendants
edit- Icelandic: af
- Faroese: av
- Norn: av
- Elfdalian: åv
- Old Swedish: af, āf, aff
- Danish: af
- Norwegian Bokmål: av
References
edit- “af”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Old Saxon
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Germanic *ab.
Preposition
editaf
Old Spanish
editPronunciation
editNoun
editaf f (plural aues)
Portuguese
editInterjection
editaf
Scottish Gaelic
editInterjection
editaf
- (onomatopoeia) arf, woof
Somali
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Cushitic *ʔaf-/*yaf-. Cognate with Beja [script needed] (yēf), Oromo afaan and Afar af.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editäf m
References
edit- Puglielli, Annarita, Mansuur, Cabdalla Cumar (2012) “af”, in Qaamuuska Af-Soomaliga[3], Rome: RomaTrE-Press, →ISBN, page 35
Swedish
editPreposition
editaf
Usage notes
edit- Although phased out in the Swedish spelling reform of 1906, this spelling can still be seen in surnames of nobility, such as af Geijerstam and af Wisborg.
- Appears in some examples on Wiktionary that are actually quotes, where it should probably be replaced with "av" (along with other language modernization, or with the example marked as having archaic language – or moved into a quote).
See also
editTarifit
editEtymology
edit(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
editVerb
editaf (Tifinagh spelling ⴰⴼ)
- (transitive) to find, to discover
- (transitive) to stumble upon
- (intransitive, construed with ɣar) to heal, to recover
Conjugation
editThis verb needs an inflection-table template.
Derived terms
editRelated terms
edit- ffu (“to be at dawn”)
Turkish
editEtymology
editFrom Ottoman Turkish عفو ('afv), from Arabic عَفْو (ʕafw).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editaf (definite accusative affı, plural aflar)
Declension
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Nominative | af | aflar | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Definite accusative | affı | afları | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dative | affa | aflara | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Locative | afta | aflarda | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ablative | aftan | aflardan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Genitive | affın | afların | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Derived terms
editReferences
edit- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “af”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
Welsh
editAlternative forms
edit- a (colloquial)
Pronunciation
edit- (North Wales, standard) IPA(key): /aːv/
- (North Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /aː/
- (South Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /aːv/
- (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /aː/
- Rhymes: -aːv
Verb
editaf
Yola
editPreposition
editaf
- Alternative form of o' (“of”)
References
edit- Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 22
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- id:Medicine
- id:Surgery
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