lufa
See also: lufą
Galician
Alternative forms
Noun
lufa f (plural lufas)
References
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “lufa”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Old English
Verb
lufa
- imperative singular of lufian
Polish
Etymology
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
- IPA(key): /ˈlu.fa/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ufa
- Syllabification: lu‧fa
Noun
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
Declension of lufa
Derived terms
adjective
Related terms
adjective
- lufniczy
References
- ^ 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
- lufa in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- lufa in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Etymology 1
Onomatopoeic.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlu.fɐ/
- Hyphenation: lu‧fa
Noun
lufa f (plural lufas)
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Verb
lufa
- inflection of lufar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlufa/ [ˈlu.fa]
- Rhymes: -ufa
- Syllabification: lu‧fa
Noun
lufa f (plural lufas)
- a Luffa plant or its fruit
- a loofah for handheld scrubbing, either derived from the plant or artificial
Swazi
Etymology
From lu- (“narrow object”) + -fa (“to die”).
Noun
lûfá class 11 (plural tîmfá class 10)
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.