Hyphenation
roof BarTurkish pronunciation
ruf bärPronunciation
/ˈro͞of ˈbär/ /ˈruːf ˈbɑːr/
Etymology
[ 'rüf, 'ruf ] (noun.) before 12th century. Middle English, from Old English hrOf; akin to Old Norse hrOf roof of a boathouse and perhaps to Old Church Slavonic stropu roof.