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Huf.

hoof

3 characters1 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/huːf/

  1. hoof

    masculine · mixed · strong

  2. the human foot

    colloquial · masculine · mixed · strong
    Schwing die Hufe!
Where this word comes from

From Old High German huof, from Proto-Germanic *hōfaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱoph₂ós. Cognate with Dutch hoef, West Frisian hoef, English hoof, Danish hov, and Swedish hov. Non-Germanic cognates include Russian копы́то (kopýto) and Sanskrit शफ (śapháḥ).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.