lufa
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Galician[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Noun[edit]
lufa f (plural lufas)
References[edit]
- “lufa” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
Polish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Uncertain and disputed.
- Back-formation from lufka, luftka (“bore of a gun”), from German Lüftchen, a diminutive of Luft.[1]
- borrowed from German Lauf (“barrel of a gun”),[2] with the feminine gender under the influence of the synonymous rura.[3]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
lufa f (diminutive lufka, augmentative lufisko or lufsko)
- barrel of a gun
- (colloquial) F, a failing grade
- (slang) shot glass
- (slang) strong liquor served in a shot glass, typically vodka
- Jeszcze jedna zimna lufa dla wszystkich. ― One more cold vodka shot for everyone.
Declension[edit]
Declension of lufa
Derived terms[edit]
adjective
Related terms[edit]
adjective
References[edit]
- ^ Bańkowski, Andrzej (2000) “lufa”, in Etymologiczny słownik języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish)
- ^ Brückner, Aleksander (1927) “lufa”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish), Warsaw: Wiedza Powszechna
- ^ Sławski, Franciszek (1958-1965) “lufa”, in Jan Safarewicz, Andrzej Siudut, editors, Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego [Etymological dictionary of the Polish language] (in Polish), Kraków: Towarzystwo Miłośników Języka Polskiego
Further reading[edit]
- lufa in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- lufa in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- Hyphenation: lu‧fa
Noun[edit]
lufa f (plural lufas)
- gust
- (figurative) bustle
- Synonym: azáfama
Derived terms[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
Verb[edit]
lufa
- inflection of lufar:
Spanish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
lufa f (plural lufas)
- a Luffa plant or its fruit
- a loofah for handheld scrubbing, either derived from the plant or artificial
Swazi[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From lu- (“narrow object”) + -fa (“to die”).
Noun[edit]
lûfá class 11 (plural tîmfá class 10)
Inflection[edit]
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
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