Behuf

German

Etymology

From Middle High German behuof, from Old High German *bihuof, from Proto-Germanic *bihōfą (“behoof, profit, need”). Cognate with Old High German bihuobida (“need”), Middle Low German behōf (“behoof, advantage”), Dutch behoefte (“need”), English behoof (“advantage, benefit, need”). More at behoof.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bəˈhuːf/
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Noun

Behuf m (genitive Behufs or Behufes, plural Behufe)

(literary in expressions with zu, otherwise obsolete) purpose, aim

Declension

Declension of Behuf

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Behuf	die	Behufe
genitive	eines	des	Behufes, Behufs	der	Behufe
dative	einem	dem	Behuf, Behufe¹	den	Behufen
accusative	einen	den	Behuf	die	Behufe

¹Now uncommon, see notes

Derived terms

behufs

Further reading

“Behuf” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Behuf in Duden online
“Behuf” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.

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