rufa

See also: rufă

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈru.fə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈru.fa]

Etymology 1

Back-formation from arrufar.

Noun

rufa f (plural rufes)

1. wrinkle, pucker

   Synonyms: bossa, arruga

Etymology 2

Perhaps from rufaga.

Noun

rufa f (plural rufes)

1. snowstorm

Derived terms

• rufejar
• rufera

Related terms

• rufagada

Further reading

• “rufa”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

Esperanto

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin rūfus. Compare Italian rufo, English rufous.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrufa/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ufa
• Syllabification: ru‧fa

Adjective

rufa (accusative singular rufan, plural rufaj, accusative plural rufajn)

1. ginger, russet, redheaded

Further reading

• “rufa”, in Plena Ilustrita Vortaro de Esperanto [Complete Illustrated Dictionary of Esperanto], 2020, →ISBN
• “rufa”, in Reta Vortaro [Online Dictionary] (in Esperanto), 1997-2026

Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from English ruff.

Noun

rufa m (genitive singular rufa, nominative plural rufaí)

1. ruff, frill
2. (in the plural) sea belt (Saccharina latissima)

Declension

Declension of rufa (fourth declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative rufa rufaí vocative a rufa a rufaí genitive rufa rufaí dative rufa rufaí forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an rufa na rufaí genitive an rufa na rufaí dative leis an rufa don rufa leis na rufaí

Derived terms

• rufach (“ruffed”, adjective)
• rufán m (“ruff”)

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “rufa”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈru.fa/
• Rhymes: -ufa
• Hyphenation: rù‧fa

Adjective

rufa

1. feminine singular of rufo

Latin

Pronunciation

• rūfa:
  • (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈruː.fa]
  • (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈruː.fa]
• rūfā:
  • (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈruː.faː]
  • (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈruː.fa]

Adjective

rūfa

1. inflection of rūfus:
   1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
   2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

Adjective

rūfā

1. ablative feminine singular of rūfus

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch roef (“cabin, wooden cover, deckhouse”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ˈru.fa/

• (Masovia):
  • (Far Masovian) IPA^(key): [ˈru.fa]

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ufa
• Syllabification: ru‧fa

Noun

rufa f (related adjective rufowy)

1. stern (rear part or after end of a ship or vessel)
2. (Far Masovian) ladder mounted on supports to which straw and hay are given to sheep

Declension

Declension of rufa

	singular	plural
nominative	rufa	rufy
genitive	rufy	ruf
dative	rufie	rufom
accusative	rufę	rufy
instrumental	rufą	rufami
locative	rufie	rufach
vocative	rufo	rufy

Further reading

• “rufa”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎^[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• “rufa”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[2] (in Polish)

Portuguese

Verb

rufa

1. inflection of rufar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Rohingya

Alternative forms

• 𐴌𐴟𐴉𐴝 (rufa) — Hanifi Rohingya script

Etymology

From Sanskrit रूप्य (rūpya, “wrought silver”).

Noun

rufa (Hanifi spelling 𐴌𐴟𐴉𐴝)

1. silver

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrufa/ [ˈru.fa]
• Rhymes: -ufa
• Syllabification: ru‧fa

Adjective

rufa

1. feminine singular of rufo