Behuf

German

Etymology

From Middle High German behuof, from Old High German *bihuof, from Proto-Germanic *bihōfą (“behoof, profit, need”). Cognate with Old High German bihuobida (“need”), Middle Low German behōf (“behoof, advantage”), Dutch behoefte (“need”), English behoof (“advantage, benefit, need”). More at behoof.

Pronunciation

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Noun

Behuf m (genitive Behufs, plural Behufe)

(archaic) behoof, purpose, need

Declension

Declension of Behuf

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Behuf	die	Behufe
genitive	eines	des	Behufs	der	Behufe
dative	einem	dem	Behuf	den	Behufen
accusative	einen	den	Behuf	die	Behufe

Derived terms

zu diesem Behuf

Further reading

Behuf in Duden online

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