"boef" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Dutch]

IPA: /buf/ Audio: Nl-boef.ogg Forms: boeven [plural], boefje [diminutive, neuter]
Rhymes: -uf Etymology: From Middle Dutch boef, boeve, bouve, from Old Dutch *buovo, from Proto-Germanic *bōbô, a reduplicated form of *bō- (“father, brother, male relative”). Cognate with English bub, Pennsylvania Dutch Bub, German Bube, Icelandic bófi (“rogue, knave”). Related also to English babe, English boy. Etymology templates: {{inh|nl|dum|boef}} Middle Dutch boef, {{inh|nl|odt|*buovo}} Old Dutch *buovo, {{inh|nl|gem-pro|*bōbô}} Proto-Germanic *bōbô, {{cog|en|bub}} English bub, {{cog|de|Bube}} German Bube, {{cog|is|bófi||rogue, knave}} Icelandic bófi (“rogue, knave”), {{cog|en|babe}} English babe, {{cog|en|boy}} English boy Head templates: {{nl-noun|m|-ven|+}} boef m (plural boeven, diminutive boefje n)
  1. crook, thief, thug Tags: masculine Synonyms (thief): dief
    Sense id: en-boef-nl-noun-pBe~cGxQ Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 65 35 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 69 31 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 78 22 Disambiguation of 'thief': 100 0
  2. rascal, scamp Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-boef-nl-noun-Gz9huvtX
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: baanboef, boevengilde, boevenstreek, boeventaal, boeventronie, boevenwereld, geboefte, suzannaboef

Inflected forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "baanboef"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "boevengilde"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "boevenstreek"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "boeventaal"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "boeventronie"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "boevenwereld"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "geboefte"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "suzannaboef"
    }
  ],
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          "args": {
            "1": "af",
            "2": "boef"
          },
          "expansion": "Afrikaans: boef",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
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    },
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            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Papiamentu: buf",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Papiamentu: buf"
    }
  ],
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        "1": "nl",
        "2": "dum",
        "3": "boef"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Dutch boef",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "odt",
        "3": "*buovo"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Dutch *buovo",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*bōbô"
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "bub"
      },
      "expansion": "English bub",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "Bube"
      },
      "expansion": "German Bube",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "is",
        "2": "bófi",
        "3": "",
        "4": "rogue, knave"
      },
      "expansion": "Icelandic bófi (“rogue, knave”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "babe"
      },
      "expansion": "English babe",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "boy"
      },
      "expansion": "English boy",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "boeven",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "boefje",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "2": "-ven",
        "3": "+"
      },
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      "name": "nl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "boef"
  ],
  "lang": "Dutch",
  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "65 35",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Dutch entries with incorrect language header",
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            "Entry maintenance"
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "69 31",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "78 22",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "crook, thief, thug"
      ],
      "id": "en-boef-nl-noun-pBe~cGxQ",
      "links": [
        [
          "crook",
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        ],
        [
          "thief",
          "thief"
        ],
        [
          "thug",
          "thug"
        ]
      ],
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        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "sense": "thief",
          "word": "dief"
        }
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      ]
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        ],
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          "scamp",
          "scamp"
        ]
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      ]
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    },
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-uf"
    }
  ],
  "word": "boef"
}
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    "Dutch lemmas",
    "Dutch masculine nouns",
    "Dutch nouns",
    "Dutch nouns with plural in -en",
    "Dutch terms derived from Middle Dutch",
    "Dutch terms derived from Old Dutch",
    "Dutch terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Dutch terms inherited from Middle Dutch",
    "Dutch terms inherited from Old Dutch",
    "Dutch terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:Dutch/uf",
    "Rhymes:Dutch/uf/1 syllable"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "baanboef"
    },
    {
      "word": "boevengilde"
    },
    {
      "word": "boevenstreek"
    },
    {
      "word": "boeventaal"
    },
    {
      "word": "boeventronie"
    },
    {
      "word": "boevenwereld"
    },
    {
      "word": "geboefte"
    },
    {
      "word": "suzannaboef"
    }
  ],
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            "2": "boef"
          },
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        }
      ],
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            "2": "buf",
            "bor": "1"
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          "expansion": "→ Papiamentu: buf",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Papiamentu: buf"
    }
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        "2": "dum",
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "odt",
        "3": "*buovo"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Dutch *buovo",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*bōbô"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *bōbô",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "bub"
      },
      "expansion": "English bub",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "Bube"
      },
      "expansion": "German Bube",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "is",
        "2": "bófi",
        "3": "",
        "4": "rogue, knave"
      },
      "expansion": "Icelandic bófi (“rogue, knave”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "babe"
      },
      "expansion": "English babe",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "boy"
      },
      "expansion": "English boy",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Dutch boef, boeve, bouve, from Old Dutch *buovo, from Proto-Germanic *bōbô, a reduplicated form of *bō- (“father, brother, male relative”).\nCognate with English bub, Pennsylvania Dutch Bub, German Bube, Icelandic bófi (“rogue, knave”). Related also to English babe, English boy.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "boeven",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "boefje",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "2": "-ven",
        "3": "+"
      },
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    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "boef"
  ],
  "lang": "Dutch",
  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "crook, thief, thug"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "crook",
          "crook"
        ],
        [
          "thief",
          "thief"
        ],
        [
          "thug",
          "thug"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "rascal, scamp"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "rascal",
          "rascal"
        ],
        [
          "scamp",
          "scamp"
        ]
      ],
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        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    },
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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/11/Nl-boef.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-uf"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "sense": "thief",
      "word": "dief"
    }
  ],
  "word": "boef"
}

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