Huf

See also: HUF

German

Etymology

From Old High German huof, from Proto-Germanic *hōfaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱoph₂ós. Cognate with Dutch hoef, West Frisian hoef, English hoof, Danish hov, and Swedish hov. Non-Germanic cognates include Russian копы́то (kopýto) and Sanskrit शफ (śapháḥ).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /huːf/
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Noun

Huf m (strong or mixed, genitive Hufes or Hufs, plural Hufe or Hufen or Hüfe)

  1. hoof
  2. (colloquial) the human foot, mostly used in phrases
    Schwing die Hufe! ― Let's go! (literally, “Swing the hooves!”)

Usage notes
  • The normal plural is Hufe. The form Hufen still exists as a rarer variant in contemporary usage, whereas Hüfe is obsolete.

Declension
Declension of Huf [masculine, strong // mixed]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Huf die Hufe, Hufen, Hüfe
genitive eines des Hufes, Hufs der Hufe, Hufen, Hüfe
dative einem dem Huf, Hufe1 den Hufen, Hüfen
accusative einen den Huf die Hufe, Hufen, Hüfe

1Now uncommon, see notes.

Derived terms

Further reading
  • “Huf” in Duden online
  • “Huf” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

Compare German Huf, Dutch hoef, English hoof, Swedish hov.

Noun

Huf m (plural Hufe)

  1. hoof
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