uff

See also: UFF

German

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

An onomatopoeia. Similar to English oof and Dutch oef.

Interjection

uff

1. phew (expression of disgust, tiredness or relief)
2. whew (used before, during or after a mentally or physically strenuous activity, or while thinking of it).

Etymology 2

From Middle High German uf, northern variant of ūf, from Proto-Germanic *up.

Preposition

uff [with dative (indicating location) or accusative (indicating movement)]

1. (dialectal, otherwise obsolete) Alternative form of auf

Usage notes

• Found in standard prose until the 18th century. Now used in most Central German dialects and occasionally in colloquial standard German. Especially the adverb druff sees informal standard use (see there).

Further reading

• “uff” in Duden online

Hunsrik

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /uf/

Preposition

uff (+ dative)

1. on, upon (positioned at the top of)

   Das Buch leid uffem Disch.

   The book is lying on the table.

   Die Fraa stehd uff de Brick.

   The woman is standing on the bridge.

uff (+ accusative)

1. on, onto, up, to (moving to the top of)

   Er lehd das Buch uff de Disch.

   He's putting the book on the table.

   Ich haue dich uff die Aarschbacke!

   I'm going to hit you on the buttocks!

   Meer gehn uffs Fest.

   We're going to the party.

Derived terms

• (uff + dem) uffem
• (uff + das) uffs

Adverb

uff

1. open

   Die Deer is uff.

   The door is open.

Adjective

uff

1. open

   En uffne Deer.

   An open door.

Declension

Declension of uff
		masculine	feminine	neuter	plural
Weak inflection	nominative	uffne	uffne	uffne	uffne
	accusative	uffne	uffne	uffne	uffne
	dative	uffne	uffne	uffne	uffne
Strong inflection	nominative	uffner	uffne	uffnes	uffne
	accusative	uffne	uffne	uffnes	uffne
	dative	uffnem	uffner	uffnem	uffne

Further reading

• Online Hunsrik Dictionary

Italian

Interjection

uff

1. an expression of boredom, impatience or annoyance

Pennsylvania German

Preposition

uff

1. on

Polish

Etymology

Natural expression.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈuff/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -uff
• Syllabification: uff

Interjection

uff

1. whew (expression of relief)
2. whew (expression from strenuous labour)

Further reading

• uff in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Tarifit

Etymology

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Verb

uff (Tifinagh spelling ⵓⴼⴼ)

1. (intransitive) to get wet, to be wet, to be soaked
2. (intransitive) to inflate, to be swollen, to be bloated, to be puffy
3. (intransitive, construed with x) to be angry

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

• Verbal noun: tuffet (“swelling”)
• Causative: suff (“to wet”)
  • Verbal noun: asuffi (“swelling”)
• Reciprocal: mruff (“to be in a quarrel”)
• tuffin (“quarrel; arrogance”)
• timruffin (“pride”)

Volga German

Preposition

uff

1. on