lufu

See also: Lufu

English

Noun

lufu (uncountable)

  1. A Chinese fermented bean curd.

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *lubu, from Proto-Germanic *lubō. Cognate with Old Frisian luve, Old High German luba, Gothic *𐌻𐌿𐌱𐍉 (*lubō).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlu.fu/, [ˈlu.vu]

Noun

lufu f

  1. love
    Sēo sōðe lufu nǣfre ne ātēoraþ.
    True love never fails.

Usage notes

In compounds, this word is typically declined as an n-stem noun.

Declension

Strong ō-stem:

singular plural
nominative lufu lufa, lufe
accusative lufe lufa, lufe
genitive lufe lufa
dative lufe lufum

It is also declined as an n-stem noun:

Weak feminine (n-stem):

singular plural
nominative lufe lufan
accusative lufan lufan
genitive lufan lufena
dative lufan lufum

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle English: love
    • English: love
    • Scots: luve, lufe
    • Yola: loove

Swazi

Noun

lûfú class 11 (plural tîmfú class 10)

  1. disease

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

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