suf

Translingual

Etymology

Clipping of English Sufrai.

Symbol

suf

  1. (international standards, obsolete) Former ISO 639-3 language code for Sufrai.

Dutch

Etymology

From suffen, from Middle Dutch suffen, from Old Dutch *suffen, from Proto-West Germanic *suffjan, from Proto-Germanic *sufjaną (to doze off).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sʏf/
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  • Hyphenation: suf
  • Rhymes: -ʏf

Adjective

suf (comparative suffer, superlative sufst)

  1. dull, lethargic, drowsy
  2. silly

Declension

Declension of suf
uninflected suf
inflected suffe
comparative suffer
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial suf suffer het sufst
het sufste
indefinite m./f. sing. suffe suffere sufste
n. sing. suf suffer sufste
plural suffe suffere sufste
definite suffe suffere sufste
partitive sufs suffers

Derived terms

  • suffen

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: suf
  • Papiamentu: sùf, suf

Indonesian

Etymology

From Arabic صُوف (ṣūf).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsʊf/
  • Hyphenation: suf

Noun

suf (plural suf-suf)

  1. wool
    Synonym: wol

Further reading

Maltese

Root
s-w-f
9 terms

Etymology

From Arabic صُوف (ṣūf).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /suːf/

Noun

suf m (collective, singulative sufa, paucal sufiet)

  1. wool
  2. (slang) body hair, especially pubic hair, pubes

Volapük

Etymology

Borrowed from English suffering and French souffrance.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /suf/

Noun

suf (nominative plural sufs)

  1. suffering

Declension

Declension of suf
singular plural
nominative suf sufs
genitive sufa sufas
dative sufe sufes
accusative sufi sufis
vocative 1 o suf! o sufs!
predicative 2 sufu sufus

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

Derived terms