"Dorf" meaning in German

See Dorf in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /dɔrf/, [dɔʁf], [dɔrf], [dɔɐ̯f], [dɔːf] Audio: De-Dorf2.ogg [Germany, Berlin], De-Dorf.OGG
Rhymes: -ɔʁf Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *treb- Proto-Indo-European *trab- Proto-Germanic *þurpą Proto-West Germanic *þorp Old High German dorf Middle High German dorf German Dorf From Middle High German dorf, from Old High German dorf, thorph, from Proto-West Germanic *þorp, from Proto-Germanic *þurpą. Doublet of Truppe (English troop). Cognate with Old Dutch thorp (modern Dutch dorp), Old Saxon thorp, Old English þorp (archaic English thorp). Etymology templates: {{root|de|ine-pro|*treb-}}, {{ety|de|:inh|gmh:dorf|tree=+}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *treb- Proto-Indo-European *trab- Proto-Germanic *þurpą Proto-West Germanic *þorp Old High German dorf Middle High German dorf German Dorf [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*þurpą", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*þorp", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old High German", "term" : "dorf", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "goh" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle High German", "term" : "dorf", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gmh" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "German", "term" : "Dorf", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "de" }" data-lang="de" data-title="Dorf">, {{inh|de|gmh|dorf}} Middle High German dorf, {{inh|de|goh|dorf|dorf, thorph}} Old High German dorf, thorph, {{inh|de|gmw-pro|*þorp}} Proto-West Germanic *þorp, {{inh|de|gem-pro|*þurpą}} Proto-Germanic *þurpą, {{m+|en|troop}} English troop, {{cog|odt|thorp}} Old Dutch thorp, {{cog|nl|dorp}} Dutch dorp, {{cog|osx|thorp}} Old Saxon thorp, {{cog|ang|þorp}} Old English þorp, {{m+|en|thorp}} English thorp Head templates: {{de-noun|n,(e)s,^er|dim=^chen,^lein}} Dorf n (strong, genitive Dorfes or Dorfs, plural Dörfer, diminutive Dörfchen n or Dörflein n) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|n,(e)s,^er}} Forms: Dorfes [genitive], Dorfs [genitive], Dörfer [plural], Dörfchen [diminutive, neuter], Dörflein [diminutive, neuter], strong [table-tags], Dorf [nominative, singular], Dörfer [definite, nominative, plural], Dorfes [genitive, singular], Dorfs [genitive, singular], Dörfer [definite, genitive, plural], Dorf [dative, singular], Dorfe [dative, singular], Dörfern [dative, definite, plural], Dorf [accusative, singular], Dörfer [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. village (rural habitation of size between a hamlet and a town) Tags: neuter, strong
    Sense id: en-Dorf-de-noun-OT46k3Xc
  2. (figurative) backwater (remote place; somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc.) Tags: figuratively, neuter, strong Derived forms: dörflich
    Sense id: en-Dorf-de-noun-7vYPdjg1 Categories (other): German entries with etymology trees, German entries with etymon, German entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of German entries with etymology trees: 18 82 Disambiguation of German entries with etymon: 24 76 Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 12 88 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 15 85 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 15 85 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 93 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 9 91 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 8 92 Hyponyms: Angerdorf, Bergdorf (english: mountain village), Bundesdorf, Feriendorf (english: holiday village), Fischerdorf, Geisterdorf (english: ghost village), Haufendorf, Hufendorf, Kirchendorf, Kompaktdorf, Kuhdorf, Museumsdorf, Potemkinsches Dorf, Reihendorf, Runddorf, Rundlingsdorf, Straßendorf, Wehrdorf, Zeilendorf Related terms: böhmische Dörfer, die Kirche im Dorf lassen, Dorfältester, Dorfanger, Dorffest, Dorfkrug, Dorfmitte, Dorfplatz, Dorftratsch, Dorfvorsteher, Ostendorf, über die Dörfer, Gemeinde [feminine], Kaff [neuter], Stadt [feminine]

Inflected forms

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      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "þorp"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English þorp",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "thorp"
      },
      "expansion": "English thorp",
      "name": "m+"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Etymology tree\nProto-Indo-European *treb-\nProto-Indo-European *trab-\nProto-Germanic *þurpą\nProto-West Germanic *þorp\nOld High German dorf\nMiddle High German dorf\nGerman Dorf\nFrom Middle High German dorf, from Old High German dorf, thorph, from Proto-West Germanic *þorp, from Proto-Germanic *þurpą.\nDoublet of Truppe (English troop). Cognate with Old Dutch thorp (modern Dutch dorp), Old Saxon thorp, Old English þorp (archaic English thorp).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Dorfes",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Dorfs",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Dörfer",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Dörfchen",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Dörflein",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Dorf",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Dörfer",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Dorfes",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Dorfs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Dörfer",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Dorf",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Dorfe",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Dörfern",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Dorf",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Dörfer",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n,(e)s,^er",
        "dim": "^chen,^lein"
      },
      "expansion": "Dorf n (strong, genitive Dorfes or Dorfs, plural Dörfer, diminutive Dörfchen n or Dörflein n)",
      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyponyms": [
    {
      "word": "Angerdorf"
    },
    {
      "english": "mountain village",
      "translation": "mountain village",
      "word": "Bergdorf"
    },
    {
      "word": "Bundesdorf"
    },
    {
      "english": "holiday village",
      "translation": "holiday village",
      "word": "Feriendorf"
    },
    {
      "word": "Fischerdorf"
    },
    {
      "english": "ghost village",
      "translation": "ghost village",
      "word": "Geisterdorf"
    },
    {
      "word": "Haufendorf"
    },
    {
      "word": "Hufendorf"
    },
    {
      "word": "Kirchendorf"
    },
    {
      "word": "Kompaktdorf"
    },
    {
      "word": "Kuhdorf"
    },
    {
      "word": "Museumsdorf"
    },
    {
      "word": "Potemkinsches Dorf"
    },
    {
      "word": "Reihendorf"
    },
    {
      "word": "Runddorf"
    },
    {
      "word": "Rundlingsdorf"
    },
    {
      "word": "Straßendorf"
    },
    {
      "word": "Wehrdorf"
    },
    {
      "word": "Zeilendorf"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n,(e)s,^er"
      },
      "name": "de-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "böhmische Dörfer"
    },
    {
      "word": "die Kirche im Dorf lassen"
    },
    {
      "word": "Dorfältester"
    },
    {
      "word": "Dorfanger"
    },
    {
      "word": "Dorffest"
    },
    {
      "word": "Dorfkrug"
    },
    {
      "word": "Dorfmitte"
    },
    {
      "word": "Dorfplatz"
    },
    {
      "word": "Dorftratsch"
    },
    {
      "word": "Dorfvorsteher"
    },
    {
      "word": "Ostendorf"
    },
    {
      "word": "über die Dörfer"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Gemeinde"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Kaff"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Stadt"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "German terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "In front of them was the village with its thatched roofs and the small, flat church steeple.",
          "roman": "Vor ihnen lag das Dorf mit seinen Strohdächern und dem niedrigen, stumpfen Kirchturm.",
          "text": "1903, Fanny zu Reventlow, Ellen Olestjerne, in Franziska Gräfin zu Reventlow: Gesammelte Werke, Albert Langen, page 551",
          "translation": "In front of them was the village with its thatched roofs and the small, flat church steeple.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "village (rural habitation of size between a hamlet and a town)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "village",
          "village"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "backwater (remote place; somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc.)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "backwater",
          "backwater"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figurative) backwater (remote place; somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc.)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively",
        "neuter",
        "strong"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/dɔrf/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[dɔʁf]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[dɔrf]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[dɔɐ̯f]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[dɔːf]"
    },
    {
      "other": "/f/"
    },
    {
      "other": "/v/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-Dorf2.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/a/a2/De-Dorf2.ogg/De-Dorf2.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a2/De-Dorf2.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Germany",
        "Berlin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-Dorf.OGG",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/8/82/De-Dorf.OGG/De-Dorf.OGG.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/82/De-Dorf.OGG"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɔʁf"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Dorf"
}

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