*hōfaz
Runic: ᚺᛟᚠᚨᛉ Pronunciation: /ˈxɔː.ɸɑz/noun · masculine · a-stem
Meanings
hoof
Etymology
From Pre-Germanic *kōpós, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱoph₂ós. Cognate with Sanskrit शफ (śaphá) (śaphá), Avestan 𐬯𐬀𐬟𐬀 (safa) (safa).
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | hōfaz | hōfōz, hōfōs |
| Acc. | hōfą | hōfanz |
| Gen. | hōfas, hōfis | hōfǫ̂ |
| Dat. | hōfai | hōfamaz |
| Inst. | hōfō | hōfamiz |
| Voc. | hōf | hōfōz, hōfōs |
Descendants
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hōf (Old English)
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hof, hoof, hufe (Middle English)
- hoof (English)
- hufe, huif (Scots)
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hof, hoof, hufe (Middle English)
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hōf (Old Frisian)
- Houf, Houch (Saterland Frisian)
- hoef (West Frisian)
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hōf (Old Saxon)
- hōf, höf (Middle Low German)
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*huof (Old Dutch)
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hoef (Middle Dutch)
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hoef (Dutch)
- hoef (Afrikaans)
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hoef (Dutch)
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hoef (Middle Dutch)
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huof (Old High German)
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huof (Middle High German)
- Huf (German)
- Houf (Luxembourgish)
- hüf (Vilamovian)
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huof (Middle High German)
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hófr (Old Norse)
- hov (Danish)
- hógvur, hóvur (Faroese)
- hófur (Icelandic)
- hov (Norwegian)
- how (Scanian)
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hófr (Old Norse)
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hōv, hōf, hōver (Old Swedish)
- hov (Swedish)
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hōv, hōf, hōver (Old Swedish)