stof

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /stɔf/

Etymology 1

From Dutch stof, from Middle Dutch stoffe, from Old French estophe, estoffe, from estoffer, from Old High German stoffōn, from Proto-West Germanic *stuppōn (“to cram, plug, stuff”).

Etymology 2

From Dutch stof, from Middle Dutch stof, from Old Dutch *stof, from Proto-Germanic *stubą.

Etymology

Borrowed from German Stoff.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsdʌf/

Noun

stof n (singular definite stoffet, plural indefinite stoffer)

1. cloth, fabric
2. substance
3. (physics) matter
4. drug
5. subject matter, material
   • 2012, Michael Lycke, Metusalemgenet, Art People, →ISBN, page 113:

     Efter affæren i Tyskland har forskellige medier opsøgt ham. Han er en god historie. Hans jagt på Sara på tværs af landegrænser er godt stof. Den makabre massegrav er godt stof.

     After the affair in Germany, different media have sought him out. He is a good story. His hunt for Sara across national borders is good material. The macabre mass grave is good material.

   • 2010, Henrik Marstal, Arvo Pärt: Længslen efter de hvide tangenter, Gyldendal A/S, →ISBN:

     Alt sammen godt, saftigt stof at viderebringe til læserne der næppe ligefrem har været forvænt med at nutidige komponister kunne have en løbebane af så arketypisk en karakter: historien om at lykkes trods alle odds.

     All of it good, juicy material to bring to the readers, who have hardly been accustomed to present-day composers having a career of such an archetypical nature: the story of succeeding in spite of all odds.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /stɔf/

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• Hyphenation: stof
• Rhymes: -ɔf

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch stof, from Old Dutch *stof, from Proto-West Germanic *stubbju, from Proto-Germanic *stubą, *stubjuz (“dust”).

Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch stoffe, from Old French estophe, estoffe, from estoffer, from Old High German stoffōn. Compare German Stoff, English stuff. Doublet of native stoppen.

Anagrams

• tofs

Etymology 1

Probably from Dutch stof

Etymology 2

From Dutch stof.