auffa

auffa

Bavarian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle High German ūfher, ūf-her, equivalent to auf + her. Compare archaic German aufher.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈau̯fːɐ/
  • IPA(key): /ˈɑɔ̯fːɐ/, /ɒːfːɐ/ (East Central, Vienna)
  • IPA(key): /ˈafːɐ/ (Nothern)

Adverb

auffa

  1. up, upwards (direction towards the speaker)
    Antonyms: åwe, åwi

Usage notes

Bavarian adverbs of direction come in pairs: endings in -i or -e denote direction away from the speaker (akin to hi), and endings in -a denote direction towards the speaker (akin to her).

See also

Bavarian adverbs of place and direction
adverbs
from to here there
place her hi då/dou dort/duart
inside eina eini/-e, nei herin drin
outside aussa/assa aussi/-e, assi, naus heraust draussn
up auffa/affa auffi/-e, affi, nauf herobn drobn
down åwa åwi/-e, nå, åi herunt druntn
forth fiara fiari/-e vorn davor
behind hinta, hintra hinti/-e, hintri/-e hintn dahinta
over here umma ummi/-e herent drent, entn
over there dåna dåni/-e herdånt hidånt
closer zuara zuari/-e

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈuf.fa/
  • Rhymes: -uffa
  • Hyphenation: a‧ùf‧fa

Interjection

auffa

  1. synonym of uff!
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