doov

Central Franconian

Alternative forms

• dauv (Kölsch)
• doof (Moselle Franconian, northern), daaf (southern)

Etymology

From Middle High German douf, from Old High German *douf, northern variant of toub, from Proto-Germanic *daubaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /doːf/

Adjective

doov (masculine doove, feminine and plural doov or doove, comparative doover, superlative et doovste)

1. (most of Ripuarian) deaf

Inflection

Inflection example for doov (Kölsch and central Ripuarian)

		masculine	neuter	feminine	plural
positive
predicative / adverbial		doov
common case	strong	doove	doov
	weak
	partitive	dooves		—
dative case	initial	doovem		doover	doove
	non-initial	doove
comparative
predicative / adverbial		doover
common case	strong	doovere	doover
	weak
	partitive	dooveres		—
dative case	initial	dooverem		dooverer	doovere
	non-initial	doovere
superlative
predicative / adverbial		et doovste
common case	strong	doovste
	weak
dative case	initial	doovstem		doovster	doovste
	non-initial	doovste
In this declension type, strong (indefinite) and weak (definite) forms are either not at all distinguished or by tone only. The partitive form follows certain indefinite pronouns like jet (“something”). In the singular dative, there is a simpler distinction between “initial” and “non-initial” position, depending on whether the adjective is the first declined word of the noun phrase or not.

North Frisian

Alternative forms

• duuf (Föhr-Amrum, Mooring)

Etymology

From Old Frisian dāf, which Proto-Germanic *daubaz. Cognates include West Frisian dôf, English deaf.

Adjective

doov (comparative doower, superlative doofst)

1. (Sylt) deaf

Inflection

Inflection of doov (Sylt dialect)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite
positive
predicative / adverbial	doov
attributive
independent	doowen	doov	doowen
partitive	doofs		—
comparative
predicative / adverbial	doower
attributive
independent	dooweren	doower	dooweren
partitive	doowers		—
superlative
predicative / adverbial	am doofsten
attributive	doofst
independent	—	doofst	doofsten