luffa
English
[edit]Noun
[edit]luffa (plural luffas)
- Alternative spelling of loofah.
French
[edit]Noun
[edit]luffa m (plural luffas)
Italian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From New Latin, from Arabic لُوفَة (lūfa).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]luffa f (plural luffe)
Swedish
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Arguably from English loaf (“to be idle”), possibly influenced by lufsa.
Verb
[edit]luffa (present luffar, preterite luffade, supine luffat, imperative luffa)
Conjugation
[edit]| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | luffa | luffas | ||
| supine | luffat | luffats | ||
| imperative | luffa | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | luffen | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | luffar | luffade | luffas | luffades |
| ind. plural1 | luffa | luffade | luffas | luffades |
| subjunctive2 | luffe | luffade | luffes | luffades |
| present participle | luffande | |||
| past participle | luffad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
Derived terms
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]Borrowed from Dutch loeven or English luff.
Verb
[edit]luffa (present luffar, preterite luffade, supine luffat, imperative luffa)
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Conjugation
[edit]| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | luffa | luffas | ||
| supine | luffat | luffats | ||
| imperative | luffa | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | luffen | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | luffar | luffade | luffas | luffades |
| ind. plural1 | luffa | luffade | luffas | luffades |
| subjunctive2 | luffe | luffade | luffes | luffades |
| present participle | luffande | |||
| past participle | luffad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
References
[edit]- “luffa”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
- “luffa”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
- “luffa”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
- luffa in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
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