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lofa

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Verb

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lofa

  1. third-person singular past historic of lofer

Galician

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Etymology

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Unknown

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈlɔfa/ [ˈlɔ.fɐ]
  • Rhymes: -ɔfa
  • Hyphenation: lo‧fa

Noun

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lofa f (plural lofas)

  1. hooligan, lout, yob
    Synonym: tarabelo

Adjective

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lofa m or f (plural lofas)

  1. teaser, joker, troublemaker

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Gothic

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Romanization

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lofa

  1. Romanization of 𐌻𐍉𐍆𐌰

Icelandic

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈlɔːva/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔːva

Verb

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lofa (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative lofaði, supine lofað)

  1. to promise [with dative ‘someone’, along with dative ‘something’ or (+ infinitive) ‘to do something’]
    Synonym: heita
    Lofaðu að hætta þessu!
    Promise to stop this!
    Ég lofaði að hann fengi nammi.
    I promised that he'd get some candy.
    Lofaðu mér því að þú komir aftur!
    Promise me you'll come back!
    Ég lofaði henni boltanum.
    I promised her the ball.
  2. to praise [with accusative]
    • Psalm 22: 23 (Icelandic, English)
      Ég vil kunngjöra bræðrum mínum nafn þitt, í söfnuðinum vil ég lofa þig!
      I will declare your name to my brothers; in the congregation I will praise you!
    • Psalm 22: 25 (Icelandic, English)
      Snauðir munu eta og verða mettir, þeir er leita Drottins munu lofa hann. Hjörtu yðar lifni við að eilífu.
      The poor will eat and be satisfied; they who seek the LORD will praise him— may your hearts live forever!
    Hún lofaði nýju tæknina.
    She praised the new technology.
  3. (intransitive) to permit, to allow
  4. to let, to permit, to allow [with dative ‘someone’, along with accusative ‘something’ or (+ infinitive) ‘to do something’]
    Synonym: leyfa
    Lof mér að sjá!
    Let me see!

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Irish

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Alternative forms

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Verb

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lofa

  1. past participle of lobh

Adjective

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lofa

  1. rotten

References

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  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 19

Further reading

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Old English

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈlo.fɑ/, [ˈlo.vɑ]
  • IPA(key): /ˈloː.fɑ/, [ˈloː.vɑ]

Noun

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lofa

  1. genitive plural of lof

Noun

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lōfa

  1. genitive plural of lōf

Scottish Gaelic

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Etymology

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From English loaf.

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Noun

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lofa m (genitive singular lofa, plural lofan)

  1. loaf
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Mutation

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Mutation of lofa
radical lenition
lofa unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Swahili

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Etymology

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From English loafer.

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lofa class V (plural malofa class VI)

  1. a loafer, a derelict (idle person)