baff

English

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bæf/
  • Rhymes: -æf

Etymology 1

From Middle English baffen (“to bark”). Cognate with Dutch baffen (“to bark”), Low German baffen (“to bark”), German baffen, bäfzen (“to bark”), Danish bjæffe (“to yelp”), Swedish bjäbba (“to yelp, bark”). Compare buff, yaff.

Verb

baff (third-person singular simple present baffs, present participle baffing, simple past and past participle baffed)

  1. (intransitive, archaic) To bark; yelp.

Etymology 2

Probably from Old French baffe (“slap in the face”) (French baffe), of imitative origin.

Verb

baff (third-person singular simple present baffs, present participle baffing, simple past and past participle baffed)

  1. To hit or strike, especially with something flat or soft.
  2. (golf) To strike the ground with the bottom of the club when taking a stroke.
Derived terms

Etymology 3

Noun

baff (uncountable)

  1. (Geordie) blank (Can we add an example for this sense?)

References
  • The New Geordie Dictionary, Frank Graham, 1987, →ISBN
  • Northumberland Words, English Dialect Society, R. Oliver Heslop, 1893–4

German

Etymology

Onomatopoeic

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [baf]
  • Audio(file)

Adjective

baff (not comparable)

  1. (colloquial, chiefly predicative) flabbergasted

Declension
Declension of baff
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter all genders
predicative er ist baff sie ist baff es ist baff sie sind baff
strong declension
(without article)		 nominative baffer baffe baffes baffe
genitive baffen baffer baffen baffer
dative baffem baffer baffem baffen
accusative baffen baffe baffes baffe
weak declension
(with definite article)		 nominative der baffe die baffe das baffe die baffen
genitive des baffen der baffen des baffen der baffen
dative dem baffen der baffen dem baffen den baffen
accusative den baffen die baffe das baffe die baffen
mixed declension
(with indefinite article)		 nominative ein baffer eine baffe ein baffes (keine) baffen
genitive eines baffen einer baffen eines baffen (keiner) baffen
dative einem baffen einer baffen einem baffen (keinen) baffen
accusative einen baffen eine baffe ein baffes (keine) baffen

Further reading
  • baff in Duden online
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