English Explanatory Dictionary

roofs

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. plural of roof
verb
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of roof

Pronunciation

/ɹuːvz/ /ɹuːfs/ /ɹʊfs/ /ɹufs/ /ɹuvz/

Word forms

roofs rooves

Etymology

From Middle English rofes, equivalent to roof + -s without voicing, first appearing in print in the 14th century. Displaced rooves as the standard plural in the early 17th century.

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