duf

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *dupsa, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂- (“blow, smoke; dark, gray, deep”). Compare Old English dofian (“rage”), Middle High German top (“senseless, brainless, crazy”), Ancient Greek τῦφος (tûphos, “smoke, steam, dense smoke; wooziness, folly, silly pride”), Latin suffio (“to fumigate”).

Noun

duf m

1. anger, impatience, rage, grudge

Adjective

duf (feminine dufe)

1. stupid, foolish, silly, braggard

Related terms

• ndyj
• dudë
• dudum
• dënjë
• topit

Dutch

Etymology

Variant of dof.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dʏf/

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• Hyphenation: duf
• Rhymes: -ʏf

Adjective

duf (comparative duffer, superlative dufst)

1. unable to think clearly
2. boring, uninteresting
3. fusty, moldy

Inflection

Declension of duf
uninflected	duf
inflected	duffe
comparative	duffer
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		duf	duffer	het dufst het dufste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	duffe	duffere	dufste
	n. sing.	duf	duffer	dufste
	plural	duffe	duffere	dufste
definite		duffe	duffere	dufste
partitive		dufs	duffers	—

Synonyms

• (unable to think clearly): suf
• (boring): oninteressant, saai
• (fusty): bedompt, muf

Derived terms

• dufheid

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

Borrowed from English duff.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t̪əf/

Noun

duf m (plural dufaichean)

1. duff, sweet flour pudding

   duf na Nollaige ― Christmas pudding

   tuigidh tu fhèin duf ― you know fine well what's going on (figurative)

2. attractive person, hunk

   pìos math duf ― what a hunk