"Dorf" meaning in German

See Dorf in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /dɔrf/, [dɔʁf], [dɔrf], [dɔɐ̯f], [dɔːf] Audio: De-Dorf2.ogg , De-Dorf.OGG
Rhymes: -ɔʁf Etymology: 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: {{inh|de|gmh|dorf}} Middle High German dorf, {{inh|de|goh|dorf}} Old High German dorf, {{m|goh|thorph}} thorph, {{inh|de|gmw-pro|*þorp}} Proto-West Germanic *þorp, {{inh|de|gem-pro|*þurpą}} Proto-Germanic *þurpą, {{m|de|Truppe}} Truppe, {{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 incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 12 88 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, über die Dörfer, Gemeinde [feminine], Kaff [neuter], Stadt [feminine]

Inflected forms

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          "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",
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  "pos": "noun",
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      "word": "die Kirche im Dorf lassen"
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      "word": "Dorfältester"
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  ],
  "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",
          "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/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɔʁf"
    },
    {
      "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",
      "text": "Audio"
    },
    {
      "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",
      "text": "Audio"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Dorf"
}

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