Daaf

Hunsrik

Alternative forms

  • taaf (Wiesemann spelling)

Etymology

From Central Franconian, from Middle High German dōfe, from Old High German *doufī, from Proto-West Germanic *daupīni[1]

Compare to Pennsylvania German Daaf, German Taufe, Dutch doop.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtɔːf/
  • Rhymes: -ɔːf
  • Syllabification: Daaf

Noun

Daaf f (plural Daafe)

  1. (Christianity) baptism
    Heit is eere Daaf.
    Today is her baptism.

References

  1. ^ Piter Kehoma Boll (2021) “Daaf”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português (in Portuguese), 3rd edition, Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch, page 31, column 1

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

From Rhine Franconian, from Middle High German toufe, from Old High German toufī, from Proto-West Germanic *daupīni, compare to Hunsrik Daaf, German Taufe, Dutch doop.

Noun

Daaf f (plural Daafe)

  1. baptism
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