paf

See also: PAF and Paf

Esperanto

Etymology

Back-formation from pafi.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [paf]
  • Hyphenation: paf

Interjection

paf

  1. (onomatopoeia) A noise of firing, explosion, crash, etc.

French

Etymology
  • Interjection: onomatopoeia
  • Adjective: from paffé, past participle of paffer (to consume excessively)
  • Noun: uncertain

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /paf/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -af

Interjection

paf !

  1. onomatopoeia for the noise caused by a fall or a blow
    Paf ! Le livre est tombé à terre !
    Whack! The book fell on the ground.

Adjective

paf (invariable)

  1. drunk

Noun

paf m (plural pafs)

  1. (slang) cock, dick

Further reading

Romanian

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Interjection

paf

  1. bang

Spanish

Interjection

paf

  1. bang!

Further reading

Volapük

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [paf]

Noun

paf (nominative plural pafs)

  1. (male or female) peacock / peafowl

Declension
declension of paf
singular plural
nominative paf pafs
genitive pafa pafas
dative pafe pafes
accusative pafi pafis
vocative 1 o paf! o pafs!
predicative 2 pafu pafus
  • 1 status as a case is disputed
  • 2 in later, non-classical Volapük only

Hyponyms
  • hipaf (“peacock, male peafowl”)
  • jipaf (“peahen, female peafowl”)
  • pafül (“peachick, peafowl offspring”)

Derived terms
  • pafablöv
  • pafablövik
  • pafaflitäm
  • pafalog
  • pafamit
  • pafanäst
  • pafanög
  • pafapab
  • pafapijun
  • pafapijunül
  • pafaplüm
  • pafaplümem
  • pafatron
  • pafik
  • pafil
  • paföp
  • sipaf
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