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 (feminine)
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
nominative genitive
singular indefinite lufsa lufsas
definite lufsan lufsans
plural indefinite lufsor lufsors
definite lufsorna 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
    En björn lufsade in på min bakgård
    A bear lumbered into my backyard

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
present participle lufsande
past participle —

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

See also

References

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