ruafn

Bavarian

Alternative forms
  • ruafa

Etymology

From Middle High German ruofen, from Old High German ruofan, hruofan, from Proto-West Germanic *hrōpan, from Proto-Germanic *hrōpaną.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈruɐfɱ̩/, [ˈruɐfɴ̣]

Verb

ruafn (past participle gruafn)

  1. (intransitive) to call out; to shout; to cry; to shriek
    um Hüfe ruafn ― to cry for help
  2. (transitive) to call out to someone
    I håb di eh gruafn, owa du håst mi ned gheat. ― I called out to you, but you didn't hear me.

Conjugation
Conjugation of ruafn
infinitive ruafn
present tense past tense subjunctive
1st person sing. ruaf - ruafad
2nd person sing. ruafst - ruafadst
3rd person sing. ruaft - ruafad
1st person plur. ruafn - ruafadn
2nd person plur. ruafts - ruafads
3rd person plur. ruafn - ruafadn
imperative sing. ruaf
imperative plur. ruafts
past participle gruafn

Derived terms
  • auffaruafn
  • aufferuafn
  • aufruafn
  • eineruafn
  • fieraruafn
  • fiereruafn
  • owaruafn
  • oweruafn
  • ummaruafn
  • ummeruafn
  • zruckruafn
  • zuaruafn
  • zåmmruafn
  • åruafn
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