Ruf

/ʁuːf/

der noun B1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
die Rufe

Meaning

  1. call, shout

    From rufen (to call).

  2. reputation

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

zuruf

Ruf and Zuruf are close synonyms for "call, shout"; Zuruf is more specifically directed at someone.

Practice

1 What does Ruf mean?

2 Fill the gap: Ein lauter ___ ertönte aus der Ferne.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Ruf?

See also

noun

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