buffa

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English

Etymology

From Italian. See buffo and buffoon.

Noun

buffa (plural buffas)

  1. (music) The comic actress in an opera.

References

Finnish

Etymology

Clipping of buffetti

Pronunciation

Noun

buffa

  1. (colloquial) buffet
    Synonyms: buffetti, noutopöytä, seisova pöytä

Declension

Inflection of buffa (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative buffa buffat
genitive buffan buffien
partitive buffaa buffia
illative buffaan buffiin
singular plural
nominative buffa buffat
accusative nom. buffa buffat
gen. buffan
genitive buffan buffien
buffain rare
partitive buffaa buffia
inessive buffassa buffissa
elative buffasta buffista
illative buffaan buffiin
adessive buffalla buffilla
ablative buffalta buffilta
allative buffalle buffille
essive buffana buffina
translative buffaksi buffiksi
abessive buffatta buffitta
instructive buffin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of buffa (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative buffani buffani
accusative nom. buffani buffani
gen. buffani
genitive buffani buffieni
buffaini rare
partitive buffaani buffiani
inessive buffassani buffissani
elative buffastani buffistani
illative buffaani buffiini
adessive buffallani buffillani
ablative buffaltani buffiltani
allative buffalleni buffilleni
essive buffanani buffinani
translative buffakseni buffikseni
abessive buffattani buffittani
instructive
comitative buffineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative buffasi buffasi
accusative nom. buffasi buffasi
gen. buffasi
genitive buffasi buffiesi
buffaisi rare
partitive buffaasi buffiasi
inessive buffassasi buffissasi
elative buffastasi buffistasi
illative buffaasi buffiisi
adessive buffallasi buffillasi
ablative buffaltasi buffiltasi
allative buffallesi buffillesi
essive buffanasi buffinasi
translative buffaksesi buffiksesi
abessive buffattasi buffittasi
instructive
comitative buffinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative buffamme buffamme
accusative nom. buffamme buffamme
gen. buffamme
genitive buffamme buffiemme
buffaimme rare
partitive buffaamme buffiamme
inessive buffassamme buffissamme
elative buffastamme buffistamme
illative buffaamme buffiimme
adessive buffallamme buffillamme
ablative buffaltamme buffiltamme
allative buffallemme buffillemme
essive buffanamme buffinamme
translative buffaksemme buffiksemme
abessive buffattamme buffittamme
instructive
comitative buffinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative buffanne buffanne
accusative nom. buffanne buffanne
gen. buffanne
genitive buffanne buffienne
buffainne rare
partitive buffaanne buffianne
inessive buffassanne buffissanne
elative buffastanne buffistanne
illative buffaanne buffiinne
adessive buffallanne buffillanne
ablative buffaltanne buffiltanne
allative buffallenne buffillenne
essive buffananne buffinanne
translative buffaksenne buffiksenne
abessive buffattanne buffittanne
instructive
comitative buffinenne
Inflection of buffa (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative buffa buffat
genitive buffan buffojen
partitive buffaa buffoja
illative buffaan buffoihin
singular plural
nominative buffa buffat
accusative nom. buffa buffat
gen. buffan
genitive buffan buffojen
buffain rare
partitive buffaa buffoja
inessive buffassa buffoissa
elative buffasta buffoista
illative buffaan buffoihin
adessive buffalla buffoilla
ablative buffalta buffoilta
allative buffalle buffoille
essive buffana buffoina
translative buffaksi buffoiksi
abessive buffatta buffoitta
instructive buffoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of buffa (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative buffani buffani
accusative nom. buffani buffani
gen. buffani
genitive buffani buffojeni
buffaini rare
partitive buffaani buffojani
inessive buffassani buffoissani
elative buffastani buffoistani
illative buffaani buffoihini
adessive buffallani buffoillani
ablative buffaltani buffoiltani
allative buffalleni buffoilleni
essive buffanani buffoinani
translative buffakseni buffoikseni
abessive buffattani buffoittani
instructive
comitative buffoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative buffasi buffasi
accusative nom. buffasi buffasi
gen. buffasi
genitive buffasi buffojesi
buffaisi rare
partitive buffaasi buffojasi
inessive buffassasi buffoissasi
elative buffastasi buffoistasi
illative buffaasi buffoihisi
adessive buffallasi buffoillasi
ablative buffaltasi buffoiltasi
allative buffallesi buffoillesi
essive buffanasi buffoinasi
translative buffaksesi buffoiksesi
abessive buffattasi buffoittasi
instructive
comitative buffoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative buffamme buffamme
accusative nom. buffamme buffamme
gen. buffamme
genitive buffamme buffojemme
buffaimme rare
partitive buffaamme buffojamme
inessive buffassamme buffoissamme
elative buffastamme buffoistamme
illative buffaamme buffoihimme
adessive buffallamme buffoillamme
ablative buffaltamme buffoiltamme
allative buffallemme buffoillemme
essive buffanamme buffoinamme
translative buffaksemme buffoiksemme
abessive buffattamme buffoittamme
instructive
comitative buffoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative buffanne buffanne
accusative nom. buffanne buffanne
gen. buffanne
genitive buffanne buffojenne
buffainne rare
partitive buffaanne buffojanne
inessive buffassanne buffoissanne
elative buffastanne buffoistanne
illative buffaanne buffoihinne
adessive buffallanne buffoillanne
ablative buffaltanne buffoiltanne
allative buffallenne buffoillenne
essive buffananne buffoinanne
translative buffaksenne buffoiksenne
abessive buffattanne buffoittanne
instructive
comitative buffoinenne

Italian

Adjective

buffa

  1. feminine singular of buffo

Verb

buffa

  1. inflection of buffare:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Maltese

Pronunciation

Adjective

buffa f

  1. feminine singular of buffu

Noun

buffa f (plural buffi)

  1. female equivalent of buffu: female clown

Sicilian

Etymology

From Latin būfō (toad).

Noun

buffa f (plural buffi)

  1. toad (Bufo bufo)
  2. (derogatory) fat woman

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Italian: buffa (regional)
  • Italian: Buffa

See also

References

  • AIS: Sprach- und Sachatlas Italiens und der Südschweizmap 455: “il rospo” – on navigais-web.pd.istc.cnr.it
  • Traina, Antonino (1868) “buffa”, in Nuovo vocabolario Siciliano-Italiano [New Sicilian-Italian vocabulary] (in Italian), Liber Liber, published 2020, page 574
  • Pasqualino (c. 1790) “buffa”, in Vocabolario siciliano etimologico, italiano e latino (in Italian), volume 1, page 214
  • Mortillaro, Vincenzo (1862) “buffa”, in Nuovo vocabolario siciliano-italiano (in Italian), page 120