lufsa

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlʏfsa/
• Rhymes: -ʏfsa

Noun

lufsa f (genitive singular lufsu, nominative plural lufsur)

1. rag, shred of cloth, tattered piece of clothing

   Synonyms: drusla, tuska

2. tuft of uneven hair

   Synonyms: tjása, hárlýja, strý

Declension

declension of lufsa

f-w1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	lufsa	lufsan	lufsur	lufsurnar
accusative	lufsu	lufsuna	lufsur	lufsurnar
dative	lufsu	lufsunni	lufsum	lufsunum
genitive	lufsu	lufsunnar	lufsa	lufsanna

Swedish

Noun

lufsa c

1. (regional) an oven-baked variant of raggmunk (“potato pancake”)

Declension

Declension of lufsa
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	lufsa	lufsan	lufsor	lufsorna
Genitive	lufsas	lufsans	lufsors	lufsornas

Verb

lufsa (present lufsar, preterite lufsade, supine lufsat, imperative lufsa)

1. to walk or run in a clumsy fashion with broad movements, to lumber

Usage notes

Often of a bear, which serves as an archetype for the kind of movement described by lufsa.

Conjugation

Conjugation of lufsa (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	lufsa		lufsas
Supine	lufsat		lufsats
Imperative	lufsa		—
Imper. plural1	lufsen		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	lufsar	lufsade	lufsas	lufsades
Ind. plural1	lufsa	lufsade	lufsas	lufsades
Subjunctive2	lufse	lufsade	lufses	lufsades
	Participles
Present participle	lufsande
Past participle	—
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

See also

• björn (“bear”)

References

• lufsa in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• lufsa in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• lufsa in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)