traf

See also: TRAF

English

Noun

traf (uncountable)

1. Abbreviation of traffic. (Can we add an example for this sense?)

Anagrams

• RTFA, frat, raft, FART, fart, FRTA, tarf

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈtˢʁ̥ɑf]
• Homophone: træf

Verb

traf

1. past of træffe

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tʁaːf/

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Verb

traf

1. first/third-person singular preterite of treffen

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse traf, a neuter back-formation from the formerly feminine singular Old Norse trǫf, which later evolved into a neuter plural. Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *trabō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tʰraːv/
• Rhymes: -aːv

Noun

traf n (genitive singular trafs, nominative plural tröf)

1. fringe (decorative border on a garment, etc.)

   Synonym: kögur

2. linen handkerchief
3. bandage, wrapping

Declension

Declension of traf (neuter)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	traf	trafið	tröf	tröfin
accusative	traf	trafið	tröf	tröfin
dative	trafi	trafinu	tröfum	tröfunum
genitive	trafs	trafsins	trafa	trafanna

Anagrams

• frat

Old Norse

Etymology

Neuter back-formation from trǫf, which was formerly a feminine singular that was later taken to be a neuter plural. Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *trabō.

Noun

traf n

1. fringe (decorative border)

Declension

Declension of traf (strong a-stem)

neuter	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	traf	trafit	trǫf	trǫfin
accusative	traf	trafit	trǫf	trǫfin
dative	trafi	trafinu	trǫfum	trǫfunum
genitive	trafs	trafsins	trafa	trafanna

Descendants

• Icelandic: traf

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtraf/

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• Rhymes: -af
• Syllabification: traf
• Homophone: traw

Etymology 1

Deverbal from trafić.

Noun

traf m inan

1. coincidence, chance

   Synonyms: przypadek, zbieg okoliczności

Declension

Declension of traf

	singular	plural
nominative	traf	trafy
genitive	trafu	trafów
dative	trafowi	trafom
accusative	traf	trafy
instrumental	trafem	trafami
locative	trafie	trafach
vocative	trafie	trafy

Related terms

adjectives

• trafiony
• trafny

verbs

• trafiać
• trafić

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

traf

1. second-person singular imperative of trafić

Further reading

• traf in Polish dictionaries at PWN