of
Dutch (Brabantic)
/ɔf/
conjunction
Definitions
- (coordinating) or
- (subordinating) whether, if
- (lang) either ... or
- (lang) whether ... or
Etymology
Inherited from Middle Dutch of inherited from Old Dutch of inherited from Proto-Germanic *jabai (when, if).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*jabai
Gloss
when, if
Concept
Semantic Field
Cognition
Ontological Category
Other
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- as if English
- endif English
- if English
- iffy English
- ofwel Dutch, Flemish
- wel Dutch, Flemish
- *e- Proto-Indo-European
- *h₂m̥bʰi Proto-Indo-European
- *i- Proto-Indo-European
- *jabai Proto-Germanic
- *umbi Proto-Germanic
- gif Old English
- ġif Old English
- if Middle English
- yif Middle English
- ef Old Norse
- of Middle Dutch
- ibu Old High German
- ipu Old High German
- asof Afrikaans
- of Afrikaans
- obe Middle High German
- ob Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- po Albanian
- 𐌾𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌹 Gothic
- אויב Yiddish
- of Old Dutch
- jef Old Frisian
- if Volapük
- òf Papiamentu
- *apā Proto-Albanian