bufon

bufon

See also: bufón

Esperanto

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbufon/
  • Rhymes: -ufon
  • Syllabification: bu‧fon

Noun

bufon

  1. accusative singular of bufo

Polish

Etymology

    Borrowed from French bouffon.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈbu.fɔn/
    • Audio:(file)
    • Rhymes: -ufɔn
    • Syllabification: bu‧fon

    Noun

    bufon m pers (female equivalent bufonka, related adjective bufoński)

    1. (derogatory, literary) snob, swelled head, cockalorum, turkeycock (selfish, conceited person)
      Synonyms: nadęciak, samochwała, ważniak

    Declension

    Derived terms

    adjectives
    • bufoniasty
    • bufonowaty
    verbs
    • bufonować impf
    adverbs
    • bufoniasto
    • bufonowato
    nouns

    Further reading

    • bufon”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
    • bufon”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN[2] (in Polish)

    Romanian

    Etymology

    Borrowed from French bouffon.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /buˈfon/

    Noun

    bufon m (plural bufoni, feminine equivalent bufonă)

    1. a fool; a type of comic, similar to a court jester

    Declension

    singular plural
    indefinite definite indefinite definite
    nominative-accusative bufon bufonul bufoni bufonii
    genitive-dative bufon bufonului bufoni bufonilor
    vocative bufonule bufonilor