buf

buf

See also: BUF and büf

Albanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Vulgar Latin *būfus (“owl”), probably of onomatopoeic origin; see also Ancient Greek βοῦφος (boûphos). Compare archaic Romanian buf, Spanish búho.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [buf]

Noun

buf m (indefinite plural bufë, definite singular bufi, definite plural bufët)

1. owl

Declension

Declension of buf

	indefinite forms (trajta të pashquara)			definite forms (trajta të shquara)
	singular (numri njëjës)	plural (numri shumës)		singular (numri njëjës)	plural (numri shumës)
nominative (emërore)	(një) buf	(disa) bufë		bufi	bufët
accusative (kallëzore)	(një) buf	(disa) bufë		bufin	bufët
genitive (gjinore) (i/e/të/së)	(një) bufi	(disa) bufëve		bufit	bufëvet
dative (dhanore)	(një) bufi	(disa) bufëve		bufit	bufëvet
ablative (rrjedhore) (prej)	(një) bufi	(disa) bufësh		bufit	bufëvet

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Aromanian

Alternative forms

• bufu

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *būfus, probably of onomatopoeic origin. Cognate to Romanian buf and Megleno-Romanian buf. Less likely from Greek μπούφος (boúfos, “eagle owl”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [buf]

Noun

buf m (plural buhi)

1. owl
2. (figurative) fool, stupid person

References

• Cunia, Tiberius (2010), "buf" in Dictsiunar a Limbãljei Armãneascã, Constanța: Cartea Aromãnã

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Megleno-Romanian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *būfus. Compare to Romanian buf, Aromanian buf, Macedonian був (buv) and Bulgarian бух (buh, “eagle owl”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [buf]

Noun

buf m (plural buf)

1. owl

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Romanian

Alternative forms

• buh

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *būfus, probably of onomatopoeic origin.

Cognate to Aromanian buf and Megleno-Romanian buf, as well as Spanish búho. The similar terms, also in the significantly less Slavic-contact language Aromanian, speak clearly in favor of a common etymology before the dispersal of Proto-Romanian. The derivation from buh is ruled out because [h] does not change to [f] in variant formation with the only exception of preceding another consonant. Compare further to Macedonian був (buv) and Bulgarian бух (buh, “eagle owl”), as well as Ancient Greek βοῦφος (boûphos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [buf]

Noun

buf m (plural bufi)

1. (archaic) owl

Declension

Declension of buf

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) buf	buful	(niște) bufi	bufii
genitive/dative	(unui) buf	bufului	(unor) bufi	bufilor
vocative	bufule		bufilor

Derived terms

• bufnă

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbuf/ [ˈbuf]
• Rhymes: -uf
• Syllabification: buf

Interjection

¡buf!

1. expresses unpleasantness

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Umbrian

Romanization

buf

1. Romanization of 𐌁𐌖𐌚