arf

See also: ARF and 'arf

English

Pronunciation

• Audio (Canada):

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• Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)f

Interjection

arf!

1. Representing the sound of a dog's bark.

Usage notes

• Sometimes has the same connotations of sexual innuendo as woof.

Synonyms

• bow-wow, woof

Translations

representing dog's bark

• Danish: vov (da)
• French: ouaf (fr)
• Portuguese: au au
• Romanian: ham-ham
• Russian: ав-а́в (av-áv)
• Scottish Gaelic: af
• Spanish: guau (es)
• Swedish: voff (sv)

Anagrams

• AFR, AFr., Afr., FAR, FRA, Fra, RAF, RFA, far, fra

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aʁf/

• Audio:

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Interjection

arf

1. argh, ugh, oy

   Arf, c’est ennuyeux ça !

   Argh, that's a problem!

   Arf, je sais pas comment je vais faire

   Ugh, what am I gonna do?

Icelandic

Noun

arf

1. indefinite accusative singular of arfur

Middle Welsh

Alternative forms

• aryf

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *arβ̃, borrowed from Latin arma.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /arv/

Noun

arf m or f (plural arueu)

1. weapon, arm

Descendants

• Welsh: arf

Mutation

Middle Welsh mutation
Radical	Soft	Nasal	H-prothesis
arf	unchanged	unchanged	harf
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Swedish

Noun

arf

1. Obsolete spelling of arv.

Anagrams

• FRA, far, fra.

Tarifit

Numeral

arf

1. Alternative spelling of ařf: thousand

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh arf, from Proto-Brythonic *arβ̃, borrowed through Vulgar Latin from Latin arma.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /arv/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -arv

Noun

arf m or f (plural arfau)

1. weapon, armament
2. tool, instrument

Derived terms

• arfog

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
arf	unchanged	unchanged	harf
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “arf”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies