duf
Albanian edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
duf m
Adjective edit
duf (feminine dufe)
Related terms edit
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
Variant of dof.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
duf (comparative duffer, superlative dufst)
- unable to think clearly
- boring, uninteresting
- fusty, moldy
Inflection edit
Inflection of duf | ||||
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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 edit
- (unable to think clearly): suf
- (boring): oninteressant, saai
- (fusty): bedompt, muf
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Scottish Gaelic edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
duf m (plural dufaichean)