tofus

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See also: Tofus

English

Etymology 1

Noun

tofus (plural tofi)

  1. Alternative form of tophus

Etymology 2

Noun

tofus

  1. plural of tofu

Anagrams

Latin

Etymology

Probably borrowed from Oscan, and possibly derived from Proto-Italic *tūβos, from Proto-Indo-European *tewh₂- (to swell). See τύφη (plant for stuffing bolsters).

Noun

tōfus m (genitive tōfī); second declension

  1. tuff (kind of rock)

Declension

Second-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative tōfus tōfī
genitive tōfī tōfōrum
dative tōfō tōfīs
accusative tōfum tōfōs
ablative tōfō tōfīs
vocative tōfe tōfī

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Catalan: tou (soft)
  • Neapolitan: tufo
  • Spanish: toba
  • Andalusian Arabic: طُوب (ṭūb, cotton thistle)

References

  • tofus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • tofus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • tofus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French tophus.

Noun

tofus n (plural tofusuri)

  1. tophus

Declension

singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative tofus tofusul tofusuri tofusurile
genitive-dative tofus tofusului tofusuri tofusurilor
vocative tofusule tofusurilor

Swedish

Noun

tofus

  1. indefinite genitive singular of tofu