Ruf

See also: ruf

German

Etymology

From Middle High German ruof, from Old High German hruof, ruof, from ruofan (“to call”). Compare Dutch roep, Low German Rop (dialectal Raup)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʁuːf/

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Noun

Ruf m (strong, genitive Rufes or Rufs, plural Rufe)

1. call, shout, cry
2. reputation

Declension

Declension of Ruf [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Ruf	die	Rufe
genitive	eines	des	Rufes, Rufs	der	Rufe
dative	einem	dem	Ruf, Rufe1	den	Rufen
accusative	einen	den	Ruf	die	Rufe

¹Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

• Bettelruf
• Hilferuf
• Rückruf
• Rufmord m
• Rufname m
• Rufnummer f
• Rufzeichen n
• Weckruf

Related terms

• anrufen
• rufen

Further reading

• “Ruf”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎^[1] (in German)
• “Ruf” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Ruf” in Duden online
• Ruf on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de

Hunsrik

Etymology

From Middle High German ruof, from Old High German ruof, from ruofan (“to call”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ruːf/

Noun

Ruf m (plural Ruf)

1. call

Further reading

• Boll, Piter Kehoma (2021), “Ruf”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português, 3rd edition (overall work in Portuguese), Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch