Goof

See also: goof

Alemannic German

Alternative forms

• Gof, Gouf

Pronunciation

• (Zürich) IPA^(key): /ɡ̊oːf/

Noun

Goof m (plural Goofe, diminutive Gööfli)

1. (informal) child
   • 1908, Meinrad Lienert, ’s Heiwili:

     „Do wär mys Göifli, g'halted's hüt; / I hole's more wider hei.“

     „Here's my little child, keep it for today; / I'll take it back home tomorrow.“

Noun

Goof f (plural Gööf, diminutive Gööfli)

1. (Uri) girl

References

• Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co., page 32.