luffa
English
Noun
luffa (plural luffas)Category:English lemmas#LUFFACategory:English nouns#LUFFACategory:English countable nouns#LUFFACategory:English entries with incorrect language header#LUFFACategory:Pages with entries#LUFFACategory:Pages with 4 entries#LUFFA
- Alternative spelling of loofah.
French
Noun
luffa m (plural luffas)Category:French lemmas#LUFFACategory:French nouns#LUFFACategory:French countable nouns#LUFFACategory:French entries with incorrect language header#LUFFACategory:French masculine nouns#LUFFACategory:Pages with entries#LUFFACategory:Pages with 4 entries#LUFFA
Italian
Etymology
From New LatinCategory:Italian terms derived from New Latin#LUFFACategory:Italian undefined derivations#LUFFA, from ArabicCategory:Italian terms derived from Arabic#LUFFA لُوفَة (lūfa)Category:Italian undefined derivations#LUFFA.
Pronunciation
Noun
luffa f (plural luffe)Category:Italian lemmas#LUFFACategory:Italian nouns#LUFFACategory:Italian countable nouns#LUFFACategory:Italian entries with incorrect language header#LUFFACategory:Italian feminine nouns#LUFFACategory:Pages with entries#LUFFACategory:Pages with 4 entries#LUFFA
- loofah (a kind of tropical vine) Category:it:Gourd family plants#LUFFA
Swedish
Etymology 1
Arguably from EnglishCategory:Swedish terms borrowed from English#LUFFACategory:Swedish terms derived from English#LUFFA loaf (“to be idle”), possibly influenced by lufsa.
Verb
luffa (present luffar, preterite luffade, supine luffat, imperative luffa)Category:Swedish lemmas#LUFFACategory:Swedish verbs#LUFFACategory:Swedish entries with incorrect language header#LUFFACategory:Pages with entries#LUFFACategory:Pages with 4 entries#LUFFA
- (colloquialCategory:Swedish colloquialisms#LUFFA) bum around
- (colloquialCategory:Swedish colloquialisms#LUFFA) island-hop, backpack
Conjugation
| 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 |
| present participle | luffande | |||
| past participle | luffad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Borrowed from DutchCategory:Swedish terms borrowed from Dutch#LUFFACategory:Swedish terms derived from Dutch#LUFFA loeven or English luff.
Verb
luffa (present luffar, preterite luffade, supine luffat, imperative luffa)Category:Swedish lemmas#LUFFACategory:Swedish verbs#LUFFACategory:Swedish entries with incorrect language header#LUFFACategory:Pages with entries#LUFFACategory:Pages with 4 entries#LUFFA
- (nauticalCategory:sv:Nautical#LUFFA) This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text
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Conjugation
| 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 |
| present participle | luffande | |||
| past participle | luffad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
References
- “luffa”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
- “luffa”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
- “luffa”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
- luffa in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)