buf

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See also: BUF and büf

Albanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Late Latin būfus (owl), probably of onomatopoeic origin; see also Ancient Greek βοῦφος (boûphos). Compare archaic Romanian buf, Spanish búho.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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buf m (plural bufë, definite bufi, definite plural bufët)

  1. owl

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Aromanian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Late Latin būfus, probably of onomatopoeic origin. Cognate to Romanian buf and Megleno-Romanian buf. Less likely from Greek μπούφος (boúfos, eagle owl).

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Noun

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buf m (plural buhi)

  1. owl
  2. (figurative) fool, stupid person

References

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  • Cunia, Tiberius (2010) “buf”, in Dictsiunar a Limbãljei Armãneascã (in Aromanian), Constanța: Editura Cartea Aromãnã, page 213a

Megleno-Romanian

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Etymology

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From Late Latin būfus. Compare to Romanian buf, Aromanian buf, Macedonian був (buv) and Bulgarian бух (buh, eagle owl).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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buf m (plural buf)

  1. owl

Romanian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Late Latin būfus, probably of onomatopoeic origin.

Cognate to Aromanian buf and Megleno-Romanian buf, as well as Spanish búho. The similar terms, also in the significantly less Slavic-contact language Aromanian, speak clearly in favor of a common etymology before the dispersal of Proto-Romanian. The derivation from buh is ruled out because [h] does not change to [f] in variant formation with the only exception of preceding another consonant. Compare further to Macedonian був (buv) and Bulgarian бух (buh, eagle owl), as well as Ancient Greek βοῦφος (boûphos).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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buf m (plural bufi)

  1. (archaic) owl

Declension

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Derived terms

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Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbuf/ [ˈbuf]
  • Rhymes: -uf
  • Syllabification: buf

Interjection

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¡buf!

  1. expresses unpleasantness

Umbrian

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Noun

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buf m (late Iguvine) (accusative plural)

  1. See 𐌁𐌖𐌚 (buf, ox).

Romanization

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buf

  1. Romanization of 𐌁𐌖𐌚