Ruf

See also: ruf

German

Etymology

From Middle High German ruof, from Old High German hruof, ruof, from ruofan (“to call”). Compare Dutch roep, Low German Rop (dialectal Raup)).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʁuːf/
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Noun

Ruf m (strong, genitive Rufes or Rufs, plural Rufe)

  1. call
  2. reputation

Declension
Declension of Ruf [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Ruf die Rufe
genitive eines des Rufes, Rufs der Rufe
dative einem dem Ruf, Rufe1 den Rufen
accusative einen den Ruf die Rufe

1Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

Further reading
  • “Ruf” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Ruf” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “Ruf” in Duden online
  • Ruf on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de

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Etymology

From Middle High German ruof, from Old High German ruof, from ruofan (“to call”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ruːf/

Noun

Ruf m (plural Ruf)

  1. call

Further reading
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