lufa

Galician

Alternative forms

• lufada

Noun

lufa f (plural lufas)

1. gust (strong, abrupt rush of wind)

   Synonyms: refacho, refolada, raxada, axada

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

Polish

Etymology

Uncertain and disputed.

• Back-formation from lufka, luftka (“bore of a gun”), from German Lüftchen, a diminutive of Luft.
• borrowed from German Lauf (“barrel of a gun”), with the feminine gender under the influence of the synonymous rura.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlu.fa/

• Audio:

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• 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

• lufowy

 

Related terms

adjective

• lufniczy

 

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

• lufar
• lufada

Etymology 2

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.