traf

Noun

traf (uncountable)

1. Abbreviation of traffic. (Can we add an example for this sense?)

Anagrams

• RTFA, fart, frat, raft

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tʀaːf/

Verb

traf

1. First-person singular preterite of treffen.
2. Third-person singular preterite of treffen.

Etymology

From Old Norse traf, a neuter back-formation from the formerly feminine singular Old Norse trǫf, which later evolved into a neuter plural. Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *trabō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tʰraːv/
• Rhymes: -aːv

Noun

traf n (genitive singular trafs, nominative plural tröf)

1. fringe (decorative border on a garment, etc.)
2. linen handkerchief
3. bandage, wrapping

Anagrams

• frat

Etymology

Neuter back-formation from trǫf, which was formerly a feminine singular that was later taken to be a neuter plural. Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *trabō.

Noun

traf n

1. fringe (decorative border)