luffa

See also: Luffa and lúffa

English

Noun

luffa (plural luffas)

1. Alternative spelling of loofah

French

Noun

luffa m (plural luffas)

1. loofah

Italian

Etymology

From New Latin, from Arabic لُوفَة (lūfa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈluf.fa/
• Rhymes: -uffa
• Hyphenation: lùf‧fa

Noun

luffa f (plural luffe)

1. loofah (a kind of tropical vine)

Swedish

Etymology 1

Arguably from English loaf (“to be idle”), possibly influenced by lufsa.

Verb

luffa (present luffar, preterite luffade, supine luffat, imperative luffa)

1. (colloquial) bum around
2. (colloquial) island-hop, backpack

Conjugation

Conjugation of luffa (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	luffa		luffas
Supine	luffat		luffats
Imperative	luffa		—
Imper. plural1	luffen		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	luffar	luffade	luffas	luffades
Ind. plural1	luffa	luffade	luffas	luffades
Subjunctive2	luffe	luffade	luffes	luffades
	Participles
Present participle	luffande
Past participle	luffad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Derived terms

• luffare
• tågluffa

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Dutch loeven or English luff.

Verb

luffa (present luffar, preterite luffade, supine luffat, imperative luffa)

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Conjugation

Conjugation of luffa (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	luffa		luffas
Supine	luffat		luffats
Imperative	luffa		—
Imper. plural1	luffen		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	luffar	luffade	luffas	luffades
Ind. plural1	luffa	luffade	luffas	luffades
Subjunctive2	luffe	luffade	luffes	luffades
	Participles
Present participle	luffande
Past participle	luffad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

References

• luffa in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• luffa in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• luffa in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• luffa in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)