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Etymology

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From suffen, from Middle Dutch suffen, from Old Dutch *suffen, from Proto-West Germanic *suffjan, from Proto-Germanic *sufjaną (to doze off).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /sʏf/
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  • Hyphenation: suf
  • Rhymes: -ʏf

Adjective

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suf (comparative suffer, superlative sufst)

  1. dull, lethargic, drowsy
  2. silly

Inflection

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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

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Descendants

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  • Papiamentu: sùf, suf

Indonesian

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Etymology

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From Arabic صُوف (ṣūf).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈsʊf/
  • Hyphenation: suf

Noun

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suf (first-person possessive sufku, second-person possessive sufmu, third-person possessive sufnya)

  1. wool
    Synonym: wol

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Maltese

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Root
s-w-f
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Etymology

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From Arabic صُوف (ṣūf).

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Noun

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suf m (collective, singulative sufa, paucal sufiet)

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

Volapük

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English suffering and French souffrance.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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suf (nominative plural sufs)

  1. suffering

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