Masculine
Anruf
Meaning
- (archaic,masculine,strong) a call upon, an appeal (e.g., to gods, a court, etc.)
- (dated,masculine,strong) a call, a holler
- (masculine,strong) a (phone) call
Concepts
asking a person’s identity
Synonyms
Postenanruf
Werda
Telefon…
Telefongespräch, Gespräch
fernmündliches Gespräch
telefonischer Anruf
Frequency
Hyphenated as
An‧ruf
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈanʁuːf/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle High German aneruof, from Old High German anaruof, anahruof. By surface analysis, deverbal from anrufen (literally “calling, ringing”).
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