farfalle

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian farfalle (“butterflies; bow ties; farfalle pasta”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /fɑːˈfæleɪ/, /fɑːˈfæli/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /fɑɹˈfɑleɪ/, /fɑɹˈfɑli/
• Hyphenation: far‧fal‧le
• Rhymes: -æleɪ, -æli, -ɑːleɪ, -ɑːli

Noun

farfalle

1. pasta in the shape of butterflies or bow ties

Translations

type of pasta

• Catalan: llacet m
• Finnish: perhospasta
• Indonesian: farfale
• Italian: farfalle (it) f
• Japanese: ファルファーレ (farufāre)
• Polish: farfalle (pl) n pl
• Russian: фарфа́лле (ru) f (farfálle)
• Vietnamese: mì bươm bướm

See also

• fusilli
• lasagne
• penne
• tagliatelle

Finnish

Etymology

< Italian farfalle

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɑrfɑlːe/, [ˈfɑ̝rfɑ̝lːe̞]
• Rhymes: -ɑrfɑlːe
• Syllabification^(key): far‧fal‧le
• Hyphenation^(key): far‧fal‧le

Noun

farfalle

1. synonym of perhospasta (“farfalle”) (type of pasta).

Declension

Inflection of farfalle (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation)
nominative		farfalle	farfallet
genitive		farfallen	farfallejen
partitive		farfallea	farfalleja
illative		farfalleen	farfalleihin
		singular	plural
nominative		farfalle	farfallet
accusative	nom.	farfalle	farfallet
	gen.	farfallen
genitive		farfallen	farfallejen farfallein rare
partitive		farfallea	farfalleja
inessive		farfallessa	farfalleissa
elative		farfallesta	farfalleista
illative		farfalleen	farfalleihin
adessive		farfallella	farfalleilla
ablative		farfallelta	farfalleilta
allative		farfallelle	farfalleille
essive		farfallena	farfalleina
translative		farfalleksi	farfalleiksi
abessive		farfalletta	farfalleitta
instructive		—	farfallein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of farfalle (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative farfalleni farfalleni accusative nom. farfalleni farfalleni gen. farfalleni genitive farfalleni farfallejeni farfalleini rare partitive farfalleani farfallejani inessive farfallessani farfalleissani elative farfallestani farfalleistani illative farfalleeni farfalleihini adessive farfallellani farfalleillani ablative farfalleltani farfalleiltani allative farfallelleni farfalleilleni essive farfallenani farfalleinani translative farfallekseni farfalleikseni abessive farfallettani farfalleittani instructive — — comitative — farfalleineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative farfallesi farfallesi accusative nom. farfallesi farfallesi gen. farfallesi genitive farfallesi farfallejesi farfalleisi rare partitive farfalleasi farfallejasi inessive farfallessasi farfalleissasi elative farfallestasi farfalleistasi illative farfalleesi farfalleihisi adessive farfallellasi farfalleillasi ablative farfalleltasi farfalleiltasi allative farfallellesi farfalleillesi essive farfallenasi farfalleinasi translative farfalleksesi farfalleiksesi abessive farfallettasi farfalleittasi instructive — — comitative — farfalleinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative farfallemme farfallemme accusative nom. farfallemme farfallemme gen. farfallemme genitive farfallemme farfallejemme farfalleimme rare partitive farfalleamme farfallejamme inessive farfallessamme farfalleissamme elative farfallestamme farfalleistamme illative farfalleemme farfalleihimme adessive farfallellamme farfalleillamme ablative farfalleltamme farfalleiltamme allative farfallellemme farfalleillemme essive farfallenamme farfalleinamme translative farfalleksemme farfalleiksemme abessive farfallettamme farfalleittamme instructive — — comitative — farfalleinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative farfallenne farfallenne accusative nom. farfallenne farfallenne gen. farfallenne genitive farfallenne farfallejenne farfalleinne rare partitive farfalleanne farfallejanne inessive farfallessanne farfalleissanne elative farfallestanne farfalleistanne illative farfalleenne farfalleihinne adessive farfallellanne farfalleillanne ablative farfalleltanne farfalleiltanne allative farfallellenne farfalleillenne essive farfallenanne farfalleinanne translative farfalleksenne farfalleiksenne abessive farfallettanne farfalleittanne instructive — — comitative — farfalleinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative farfallensa farfallensa accusative nom. farfallensa farfallensa gen. farfallensa genitive farfallensa farfallejensa farfalleinsa rare partitive farfalleaan farfalleansa farfallejaan farfallejansa inessive farfallessaan farfallessansa farfalleissaan farfalleissansa elative farfallestaan farfallestansa farfalleistaan farfalleistansa illative farfalleensa farfalleihinsa adessive farfallellaan farfallellansa farfalleillaan farfalleillansa ablative farfalleltaan farfalleltansa farfalleiltaan farfalleiltansa allative farfallelleen farfallellensa farfalleilleen farfalleillensa essive farfallenaan farfallenansa farfalleinaan farfalleinansa translative farfallekseen farfalleksensa farfalleikseen farfalleiksensa abessive farfallettaan farfallettansa farfalleittaan farfalleittansa instructive — — comitative — farfalleineen farfalleinensa

Further reading

• “farfalle”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 14 May 2026

Galician

Verb

farfalle

1. inflection of farfallar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /farˈfal.le/
• Rhymes: -alle
• Hyphenation: far‧fàl‧le

Noun

farfalle f

1. plural of farfalla
2. farfalle

Spanish

Noun

farfalle f (plural farfalles)

1. farfalle