kaufn

Bavarian

Alternative forms

  • kaffa (West Central Bavarian)
  • kafn (East Central Bavarian)

Etymology

From Old High German koufōn, from Proto-West Germanic *kaupōn, from Proto-Germanic *kaupōną, from Latin caupō (innkeeper, shopkeeper). Cognates include German kaufen and Dutch kopen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɒːfɱ̩/
  • Hyphenation: kaufn

Verb

kaufn (past participle kauft) (Vienna)

  1. (transitive) to buy, to purchase
    Mia kaufn a neichs Auto.We'rebuying a new car.
    I glab, mia håbn z'vui kauft.I think we bought too much.
  2. (ditransitive) to buy, to purchase for someone
    I kauf da a Eis.I'm buying you ice cream.
    Se håd eam a Krawodn kauft.She bought him a tie.

Conjugation

Conjugation of kaufn
infinitive kaufn
past participle kauft
present past subjunctive
1st person singular kauf kaufad
2nd person singular kaufst kaufadst
3rd person singular kauft kaufad
1st person plural kaufn kaufadn
2nd person plural kaufts kaufats
3rd person plural kaufn kaufadn
imperative
singular kauf
plural kaufts

Derived terms

  • eikaufn
  • verkaufn
  • zruckkaufn
  • zuakaufn
  • zåmmkaufn
  • åkaufn