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rofe

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Central Franconian

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Alternative forms

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  • rufe (southern Moselle Franconian)

Etymology

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From Old High German ruofan.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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rofe (third-person singular present röf or reft, past tense reef, past participle jerofe or gerofe)

  1. (Ripuarian, northern Moselle Franconian) to call; to shout
    Zint Määtes es att widder hee.
    Wann hä us röf: mir senn att hee!
    St. Martin is back here again.
    When he calls us, we’re already there. (Lines from a popular St. Martin’s song)

Usage notes

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  • The past tense is chiefly restricted to Ripuarian. Otherwise the forms röf; jerofe are Ripuarian, while reft; gerofe are Moselle Franconian.

Old English

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈroː.fe/, [ˈroː.ve]

Adjective

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rōfe

  1. inflection of rōf:
    1. strong feminine accusative singular
    2. strong masculine/neuter instrumental singular
    3. strong masculine/feminine nominative/accusative plural
    4. weak feminine/neuter nominative singular
    5. weak neuter accusative singular

Spanish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English rough.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈrofe/ [ˈro.fe]
  • Rhymes: -ofe
  • Syllabification: ro‧fe

Adjective

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rofe m or f (masculine and feminine plural rofes)

  1. (New Mexico) rough
    Synonyms: tosco, rudo

References

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  • Rubén Cobos (2003) A Dictionary of New Mexico & Southern Colorado Spanish[1], Museum of New Mexico Press, →ISBN