lufa

Galician

Alternative forms

Noun

lufa f (plural lufas)

  1. gust (strong, abrupt rush of wind)
    Synonyms: refacho, refolada, raxada, axada

References
  • “lufa” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.

Polish

Etymology

Uncertain and disputed.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈlu.fa/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ufa
  • Syllabification: lu‧fa

Noun

lufa f (diminutive lufka, augmentative lufisko or lufsko)

  1. barrel of a gun
  2. (colloquial) F, a failing grade
  3. (slang) shot glass
  4. (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
singular plural
nominative lufa lufy
genitive lufy luf
dative lufie lufom
accusative lufę lufy
instrumental lufą lufami
locative lufie lufach
vocative lufo lufy

Derived terms
adjective
adjective
  • lufniczy

References
  1. Bańkowski, Andrzej (2000) “lufa”, in Etymologiczny słownik języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish)
  2. Brückner, Aleksander (1927) “lufa”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish), Warsaw: Wiedza Powszechna
  3. 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)

  1. gust
  2. (figurative) bustle
    Synonym: azáfama
Derived terms

Verb

lufa

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

Spanish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈlufa/ [ˈlu.fa]
  • Hyphenation: lu‧fa

Noun

lufa f (plural lufas)

  1. a Luffa plant or its fruit
  2. 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)

  1. crack

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

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