rufen
Meaning
- (class-7,intransitive,strong) to call out; to shout; to cry; to shriek
- (class-7,intransitive,strong) to call for, to request the presence of
- (class-7,strong,transitive) to call (something) out
- (class-7,strong) to ask, to call for
- (class-7,strong,transitive) to call (someone), e.g. by telephone
Concepts
Synonyms
herausrufen
zu sich rufen
herbeiwinken
kommen lassen
zu sich zitieren
Stimme erheben
schallern
lauter sprechen
Frequency
Dialects
Aargau
bäägge
Aargau
heepe
Basel-Landschaft
hoorne
Basel-Landschaft
huupe
Basel-Landschaft
rieffe
Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈʁuːfən/
Etymology
From Middle High German ruofen, from Old High German ruofan, hruofan, from Proto-West Germanic *hrōpan, from Proto-Germanic *hrōpaną. Cognate with Dutch roepen, English roop, which see. Alongside there existed a weak Middle High German ruofen, from Old High German (h)ruofen. Weak conjugation is attestable until the 19th century. It indirectly lingers in the umlautless present forms, as against obsolete du rüfst, er rüft. (Lack of umlaut on rounded diphthong before labial is regular in Upper German, but it has only established itself here, not in laufen and saufen.)
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