puf

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Dutch

Pronunciation

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  • 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. imperative

Italian

Noun

puf m (invariable)

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

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English pyf, imitative.

Noun

puf (plural puffes)

  1. puff

Descendants

  • English: puff
  • Yola: piff

References

Polish

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Etymology

Borrowed from French pouf.

Pronunciation

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

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
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