Waff

See also: waff and WAFF

Hunsrik

Alternative forms

• waf (Wiesemann spelling)

Etymology

From Middle High German wāfen, from Old High German wāfan, from Proto-West Germanic *wāpn, from Proto-Germanic *wēpną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvaf/
• Rhymes: -af
• Syllabification: Waff

Noun

Waff f (plural Waffe)

1. weapon, arm

References

• André Kuster-Cid, Eduardo Fausto Kuster Cid (2018) “arma”, in Dicionário renano-hunsrik: português (in Portuguese), Vitória: Cousa, →ISBN, page 26, column 2
• Piter Kehoma Boll (2021) “Waff”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português (in Portuguese), 3rd edition, Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch, page 171, column 1

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Old High German wāfan, from Proto-Germanic *wēpną. Cognate with German Waffe, Dutch wapen, English weapon, West Frisian wapen, Icelandic vopn, Swedish vapen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɑf/
• Rhymes: -ɑf

Noun

Waff f (plural Waffen)

1. weapon, arm