paf
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Etymology
Back-formation from pafi.
Pronunciation
Interjection
paf
- (onomatopoeia) A noise of firing, explosion, crash, etc.
Etymology
- Interjection: onomatopoeia
- Adjective: from paffé, past participle of paffer (to consume excessively)
- Noun: uncertain
Pronunciation
Interjection
paf !
- 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)
Noun
paf m (plural pafs)
Further reading
- “paf”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Etymology
Interjection
paf
Interjection
paf
- bang!
Further reading
- “paf”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10
Pronunciation
Noun
paf (nominative plural pafs)
Declension
1 status as a case is disputed
2 in later, non-classical Volapük only
Hyponyms
Derived terms
- pafablöv
- pafablövik
- pafaflitäm
- pafalog
- pafamit
- pafanäst
- pafanög
- pafapab
- pafapijun
- pafapijunül
- pafaplüm
- pafaplümem
- pafatron
- pafik
- pafil
- paföp
- sipaf
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