gufa

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse gufa.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkʏːva/
  • Rhymes: -ʏːva

Noun

gufa f (genitive singular gufu, nominative plural gufur)

  1. steam syn.
  2. vapor, vapour
  3. (figuratively) a gow, a slow fellow

Declension
declension of gufa
f-w1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative gufa gufan gufur gufurnar
accusative gufu gufuna gufur gufurnar
dative gufu gufunni gufum gufunum
genitive gufu gufunnar gufa gufanna

Synonyms

Derived terms
Derived terms
  • gufuskip (a steamboat)
  • gufustraujárn
  • gufuvél, gufumaskína (a steam engine)

Iduna

Noun

gufa

  1. water
  2. river

References
  • Malcolm Ross, ‎Andrew Pawley, ‎Meredith Osmond, The Lexicon of Proto-Oceanic: The Culture and Environment (2007, ISBN 1921313196

Italian

Verb

gufa

  1. third-person singular present indicative of gufare
  2. second-person singular imperative of gufare

Anagrams

Old Norse

Noun

gufa f

  1. vapor, steam

Synonyms

Derived terms
  • Gufudalir
  • Gufunes
  • Gufuskálar

Descendants
  • Faroese: guva f
  • Icelandic: gufa f
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