roofs
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English
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Middle English rooves, roves, from Old English hrōfas (nominative and accusative plural of hrōf (“roof”)); equivalent to roof + -s.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɹuːvz/, /ɹuːfs/, /ɹʊfs/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ɹuvz/, /ɹufs/, /ɹʊfs/
- Rhymes: -uːvz, -uːfs, -ʊfs
Noun
[edit]roofs
Alternative forms
[edit]- rooves (more common in British English)
Etymology 2
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɹuːfs/, /ɹʊfs/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ɹufs/, /ɹʊfs/
- Rhymes: -uːfs, -ʊfs
Verb
[edit]roofs
- third-person singular simple present indicative of roof
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- English terms inherited from Middle English
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- English terms inherited from Old English
- English terms derived from Old English
- English terms suffixed with -s
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- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:English/uːvz
- Rhymes:English/uːvz/1 syllable
- Rhymes:English/uːfs
- Rhymes:English/uːfs/1 syllable
- Rhymes:English/ʊfs
- Rhymes:English/ʊfs/1 syllable
- English non-lemma forms
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