Bluff

See also: bluff

English

Proper noun

Bluff

  1. A place in the United States:
    1. An unincorporated community in Fayette County, Alabama.
    2. A ghost town in Nome Census Area, Alaska.
    3. Synonym of Uptown, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
    4. An unincorporated community in Fayette County, Texas.
    5. A town in San Juan County, Utah.
  2. A group of suburbs in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
  3. A rural town in the Central Highlands Region, Queensland, Australia.
  4. A town in Southland, New Zealand, the southernmost in the South Island, and seaport for the Southland region. [1]
    Former name: Campbelltown
  5. A surname.

References

  1. ^ NZ Topo Map

German

Etymology

Borrowed from French bluff, from English bluff. Compare German verblüffen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /blœf/, /blaf/, (rare) /blʊf/
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)

Noun

Bluff m (strong, genitive Bluffs, plural Bluffs)

  1. bluff

Declension

Declension of Bluff [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Bluff die Bluffs
genitive eines des Bluffs der Bluffs
dative einem dem Bluff den Bluffs
accusative einen den Bluff die Bluffs

Further reading

  • “Bluff” in Duden online
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