Standard Lemma guide

hoofed

adj · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /hʊft/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ʊft
  • CMU ARPABET: HH UH1 F T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: HH UW1 F T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Having a hoof or hooves; ungulate.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

simple past and past participle of hoof

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective

Meaning 3

having or resembling hoofs

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • horses and other hoofed animals

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: ungulate, ungulated, hooved

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Middle English hoved, hovyde, from Old English ġehōfod (“hoofed, hooved”), equivalent to hoof + -ed.

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • German: behuft — having a hoof
  • Greek: οπληφόρος (oplifóros) — having a hoof
  • Irish: crúbach — having a hoof
  • Old English: ġehōfod — having a hoof
  • Polish: kopytny — having a hoof
  • Russian: копытный (kopytnyj) — having a hoof