ruafn

Bavarian

Alternative forms

  • ruafa

Etymology

From Middle High German ruofen, from Old High German ruofan, hruofan, from Proto-West Germanic *hrōpan, from Proto-Germanic *hrōpaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈruɐfɱ̩/, [ˈruɐfɴ̣]

Verb

ruafn (past participle gruafn)

  1. (intransitive) to call out; to shout; to cry; to shriek
    um Hüfe ruafnto cry for help
  2. (transitive) to call out to someone
    I håb di eh gruafn, owa du håst mi ned gheat.I called out to you, but you didn't hear me.

Conjugation

Conjugation of ruafn
infinitive ruafn
past participle gruafn
present past subjunctive
1st person singular ruaf ruafad
2nd person singular ruafst ruafadst
3rd person singular ruaft ruafad
1st person plural ruafn ruafadn
2nd person plural ruafts ruafads
3rd person plural ruafn ruafadn
imperative
singular ruaf
plural ruafts

Derived terms

  • auffaruafn
  • aufferuafn
  • aufruafn
  • eineruafn
  • fieraruafn
  • fiereruafn
  • owaruafn
  • oweruafn
  • ummaruafn
  • ummeruafn
  • zruckruafn
  • zuaruafn
  • zåmmruafn
  • åruafn