bufon

See also: bufón

Esperanto

Noun

bufon

1. accusative singular of bufo

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from French bouffon.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbu.fɔn/

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• Rhymes: -ufɔn
• Syllabification: bu‧fon

Noun

bufon m pers (female equivalent bufonka, related adjective bufoński)

1. (derogatory, literary) snob, swelled head, cockalorum, turkeycock (selfish, conceited person)

   Synonyms: nadęciak, samochwała, ważniak

Declension

Declension of bufon

	singular	plural
nominative	bufon	bufoni/bufony (deprecative)
genitive	bufona	bufonów
dative	bufonowi	bufonom
accusative	bufona	bufonów
instrumental	bufonem	bufonami
locative	bufonie	bufonach
vocative	bufonie	bufoni

Derived terms

adjectives

• bufoniasty
• bufonowaty

 

verbs

• bufonować impf

 

Related terms

adverbs

• bufoniasto
• bufonowato

 

nouns

• bufonada
• bufoneria

 

Further reading

• bufon in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• bufon in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French bouffon.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /buˈfon/

Noun

bufon m (plural bufoni, feminine equivalent bufonă)

1. a fool; a type of comic, similar to a court jester

Declension

Declension of bufon

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) bufon	bufonul	(niște) bufoni	bufonii
genitive/dative	(unui) bufon	bufonului	(unor) bufoni	bufonilor
vocative	bufonule		bufonilor