Masculine
Meaning
- (masculine, mixed, strong) hoof
- (colloquial, masculine, mixed, strong) the human foot
Translations
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/huːf/
Etymology
In summary
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).
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