puf

See also: PUF

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ʏf

Noun

puf m (plural puffen, diminutive pufje n)

1. (uncountable) wish; desire
2. (Suriname) a flatus, a fart

   Wie heeft een puf gezakt? ― Who let one rip?

Verb

puf

1. inflection of puffen:
   1. first-person singular present indicative
   2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
   3. imperative

Italian

Noun

puf m (invariable)

1. (furniture) beanbag
2. (furniture) pouf (low cushioned seat with no back;padded footstool)

Middle English

Alternative forms

• puffe, pouf

Etymology

From Old English pyf, imitative.

Noun

puf (plural puffes)

1. puff

Descendants

• English: puff
• Yola: piff

References

• “puf, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from French pouf.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpuf/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -uf
• Syllabification: puf

Noun

puf m inan

1. pouf (padded footstool)

Declension

Declension of puf

	singular	plural
nominative	puf	pufy
genitive	pufa/pufu	pufów
dative	pufowi	pufom
accusative	puf	pufy
instrumental	pufem	pufami
locative	pufie	pufach
vocative	pufie	pufy

Interjection

puf

1. poof! (deflating object or a magical disappearance)

Further reading

• puf in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Etymology

From a Slavic language, compare puh.

Noun

puf n (plural pufuri)

1. (uncountable) down (of feather)
2. (uncountable) peachfuzz (soft beard)
3. (uncountable) soft hair of some animals
4. (uncountable) fruit fuzz
5. (countable) powder puff

Declension

Declension of puf

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) puf	puful	(niște) pufuri	pufurile
genitive/dative	(unui) puf	pufului	(unor) pufuri	pufurilor
vocative	pufule		pufurilor

Spanish

Interjection

puf

1. poof!

Noun

puf m (plural pufs)

1. pouf (furniture)

Further reading

• “puf”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Volapük

Noun

puf (nominative plural pufs)

1. louse

Declension

declension of puf

	singular	plural
nominative	puf	pufs
genitive	pufa	pufas
dative	pufe	pufes
accusative	pufi	pufis
vocative 1	o puf!	o pufs!
predicative 2	pufu	pufus

• ¹ status as a case is disputed
• ² in later, non-classical Volapük only