koofe

Central Franconian

Alternative forms

  • kaufe (Kölsch; Westerwald)

Etymology

From Old High German koufōn, from Proto-Germanic *kaupōną, from Latin caupō (shopkeeper).

Pronunciation

  • (Ripuarian, some dialects of Moselle Franconian) IPA(key): /ˈkoːfə/
  • (other dialects of Moselle Franconian) IPA(key): /ˈkɔːfə/

Verb

koofe (third-person singular present kööf or keeft or kääft, past tense koofte, past participle jekoof or gekooft or kooft)

  1. (most dialects) to buy; to purchase
    Waat evvens hee, ich john flöck Zirette koofe.
    Wait here for a moment, I’ll just go buy cigarettes.

Usage notes

  • The past tense is restricted to Ripuarian and is widely avoided even there.
  • The forms kööf; jekoof are Ripuarian; the forms keeft, kääft; (ge)kooft are Moselle Franconian.

Derived terms

  • affkoofe
  • verkoofe
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