suf

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

    Inherited from Arabic صُوف (ṣūf).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /suːf/
    • Rhymes: -uːf

    Noun

    suf m (collective, singulative sufa, paucal sufiet)

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

    Middle High German

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): (before 13th CE) /ˈs̠uːf/

    Verb

    sūf

    1. second-person singular present imperative of sūfen

    Volapük

    Etymology

    Borrowed from English suffering and French souffrance.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /suf/

    Noun

    suf (genitive sufa, plural sufs)

    1. suffering

    Declension

    Declension of suf
    Singular Plural
    Nominative suf sufs
    Genitive sufa sufas
    Dative sufe sufes
    Accusative sufi sufis
    Predicative1 sufu sufus
    Vocative o suf o sufs
    1. Introduced in Volapük Nulik.

    Derived terms