gaaf

See also: ga af

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch gaaf, from Middle Dutch gāve.

Adjective

gaaf (attributive gawe, comparative gawer, superlative gaafste)

  1. whole, complete
  2. (informal) cool, awesome

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch gāve, from Proto-Germanic *gēbiz, cognate with Old Norse gæfr (“comfortable”), Danish gæv. Derived from the verb *gebaną (“to give”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɣaːf/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: gaaf
  • Rhymes: -aːf

Adjective

gaaf (comparative gaver, superlative gaafst)

  1. whole, complete, not injured
  2. smooth
  3. (informal) cool, awesome
    De politicus vindt Nederland een gaaf land. ― The politician thinks the Netherlands is an awesome country.

Declension

Declension of gaaf
uninflected gaaf
inflected gave
comparative gaver
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial gaaf gaver het gaafst
het gaafste
indefinite m./f. sing. gave gavere gaafste
n. sing. gaaf gaver gaafste
plural gave gavere gaafste
definite gave gavere gaafste
partitive gaafs gavers —

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: gaaf

Anagrams

Somali

Noun

gaaf ?

  1. A Somali wedding celebration where the groom and bride are brought to their new dwelling.
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