koofe

Central Franconian

Alternative forms

• kaufe (Kölsch; Westerwald)

Etymology

From Old High German koufōn, from Proto-Germanic *kaupōną, from Latin caupō (“shopkeeper”).

Pronunciation

• (Ripuarian, some dialects of Moselle Franconian) IPA^(key): /ˈkoːfə/
• (other dialects of Moselle Franconian) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔːfə/

Verb

koofe (third-person singular present kööf or keeft or kääft, past tense koofte, past participle jekoof or gekooft or kooft)

1. (most dialects) to buy; to purchase

   Waat evvens hee, ich john flögg Zirette koofe.

   Wait here for a moment, I’ll just go buy cigarettes.

Usage notes

• The past tense is restricted to Ripuarian and is widely avoided even there.
• The forms kööf; jekoof are Ripuarian; the forms keeft, kääft; (ge)kooft are Moselle Franconian.

Derived terms

• avkoofe
• verkoofe