boef

Dutch

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.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /buf/
Audio (file)
Rhymes: -uf

Noun

boef m (plural boeven, diminutive boefje n)

thief
rascal

Synonyms

(thief): dief

Derived terms

boevenstreek
boeventaal

boeventronie
boevenwereld

geboefte
suzannaboef

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