duf

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Albanian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Albanian *dupsa, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂- (blow, smoke; dark, gray, deep). Compare Old English dofian (rage), Middle High German top (senseless, brainless, crazy), Ancient Greek τῦφος (tûphos, smoke, steam, dense smoke; wooziness, folly, silly pride), Latin suffio (to fumigate).

Noun

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duf m

  1. anger, impatience, rage, grudge

Adjective

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duf (feminine dufe)

  1. stupid, foolish, silly, braggard
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Dutch

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Etymology

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Variant of dof.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /dʏf/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: duf
  • Rhymes: -ʏf

Adjective

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duf (comparative duffer, superlative dufst)

  1. unable to think clearly
  2. boring, uninteresting
  3. fusty, moldy

Declension

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Declension of duf
uninflected duf
inflected duffe
comparative duffer
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial duf duffer het dufst
het dufste
indefinite m./f. sing. duffe duffere dufste
n. sing. duf duffer dufste
plural duffe duffere dufste
definite duffe duffere dufste
partitive dufs duffers

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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Scottish Gaelic

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English duff.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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duf m (plural dufaichean)

  1. duff, sweet flour pudding
    duf na NollaigeChristmas pudding
    tuigidh tu fhèin dufyou know fine well what's going on (figurative)
  2. attractive person, hunk
    pìos math dufwhat a hunk