buffa

See also: Buffa

English

Etymology

From Italian buffa. See buffo and buffoon.

Noun

buffa (plural buffas)

1. (music) The comic actress in an opera.

Related terms

• opera buffa

References

• “buffa”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Finnish

Etymology

Clipping of buffetti.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbufːɑ/, [ˈbufːɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ufːɑ
• Syllabification^(key): buf‧fa
• Hyphenation^(key): buf‧fa

Noun

buffa

1. (colloquial) buffet

   Synonyms: buffetti, noutopöytä, seisova pöytä

Declension

Inflection of buffa (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative		buffa	buffat
genitive		buffan	buffien
partitive		buffaa	buffia
illative		buffaan	buffiin
		singular	plural
nominative		buffa	buffat
accusative	nom.	buffa	buffat
	gen.	buffan
genitive		buffan	buffien buffain rare
partitive		buffaa	buffia
inessive		buffassa	buffissa
elative		buffasta	buffista
illative		buffaan	buffiin
adessive		buffalla	buffilla
ablative		buffalta	buffilta
allative		buffalle	buffille
essive		buffana	buffina
translative		buffaksi	buffiksi
abessive		buffatta	buffitta
instructive		—	buffin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of buffa (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative buffani buffani accusative nom. buffani buffani gen. buffani genitive buffani buffieni buffaini rare partitive buffaani buffiani inessive buffassani buffissani elative buffastani buffistani illative buffaani buffiini adessive buffallani buffillani ablative buffaltani buffiltani allative buffalleni buffilleni essive buffanani buffinani translative buffakseni buffikseni abessive buffattani buffittani instructive — — comitative — buffineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative buffasi buffasi accusative nom. buffasi buffasi gen. buffasi genitive buffasi buffiesi buffaisi rare partitive buffaasi buffiasi inessive buffassasi buffissasi elative buffastasi buffistasi illative buffaasi buffiisi adessive buffallasi buffillasi ablative buffaltasi buffiltasi allative buffallesi buffillesi essive buffanasi buffinasi translative buffaksesi buffiksesi abessive buffattasi buffittasi instructive — — comitative — buffinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative buffamme buffamme accusative nom. buffamme buffamme gen. buffamme genitive buffamme buffiemme buffaimme rare partitive buffaamme buffiamme inessive buffassamme buffissamme elative buffastamme buffistamme illative buffaamme buffiimme adessive buffallamme buffillamme ablative buffaltamme buffiltamme allative buffallemme buffillemme essive buffanamme buffinamme translative buffaksemme buffiksemme abessive buffattamme buffittamme instructive — — comitative — buffinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative buffanne buffanne accusative nom. buffanne buffanne gen. buffanne genitive buffanne buffienne buffainne rare partitive buffaanne buffianne inessive buffassanne buffissanne elative buffastanne buffistanne illative buffaanne buffiinne adessive buffallanne buffillanne ablative buffaltanne buffiltanne allative buffallenne buffillenne essive buffananne buffinanne translative buffaksenne buffiksenne abessive buffattanne buffittanne instructive — — comitative — buffinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative buffansa buffansa accusative nom. buffansa buffansa gen. buffansa genitive buffansa buffiensa buffainsa rare partitive buffaansa buffiaan buffiansa inessive buffassaan buffassansa buffissaan buffissansa elative buffastaan buffastansa buffistaan buffistansa illative buffaansa buffiinsa adessive buffallaan buffallansa buffillaan buffillansa ablative buffaltaan buffaltansa buffiltaan buffiltansa allative buffalleen buffallensa buffilleen buffillensa essive buffanaan buffanansa buffinaan buffinansa translative buffakseen buffaksensa buffikseen buffiksensa abessive buffattaan buffattansa buffittaan buffittansa instructive — — comitative — buffineen buffinensa

Inflection of buffa (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		buffa	buffat
genitive		buffan	buffojen
partitive		buffaa	buffoja
illative		buffaan	buffoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		buffa	buffat
accusative	nom.	buffa	buffat
	gen.	buffan
genitive		buffan	buffojen buffain rare
partitive		buffaa	buffoja
inessive		buffassa	buffoissa
elative		buffasta	buffoista
illative		buffaan	buffoihin
adessive		buffalla	buffoilla
ablative		buffalta	buffoilta
allative		buffalle	buffoille
essive		buffana	buffoina
translative		buffaksi	buffoiksi
abessive		buffatta	buffoitta
instructive		—	buffoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of buffa (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative buffani buffani accusative nom. buffani buffani gen. buffani genitive buffani buffojeni buffaini rare partitive buffaani buffojani inessive buffassani buffoissani elative buffastani buffoistani illative buffaani buffoihini adessive buffallani buffoillani ablative buffaltani buffoiltani allative buffalleni buffoilleni essive buffanani buffoinani translative buffakseni buffoikseni abessive buffattani buffoittani instructive — — comitative — buffoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative buffasi buffasi accusative nom. buffasi buffasi gen. buffasi genitive buffasi buffojesi buffaisi rare partitive buffaasi buffojasi inessive buffassasi buffoissasi elative buffastasi buffoistasi illative buffaasi buffoihisi adessive buffallasi buffoillasi ablative buffaltasi buffoiltasi allative buffallesi buffoillesi essive buffanasi buffoinasi translative buffaksesi buffoiksesi abessive buffattasi buffoittasi instructive — — comitative — buffoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative buffamme buffamme accusative nom. buffamme buffamme gen. buffamme genitive buffamme buffojemme buffaimme rare partitive buffaamme buffojamme inessive buffassamme buffoissamme elative buffastamme buffoistamme illative buffaamme buffoihimme adessive buffallamme buffoillamme ablative buffaltamme buffoiltamme allative buffallemme buffoillemme essive buffanamme buffoinamme translative buffaksemme buffoiksemme abessive buffattamme buffoittamme instructive — — comitative — buffoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative buffanne buffanne accusative nom. buffanne buffanne gen. buffanne genitive buffanne buffojenne buffainne rare partitive buffaanne buffojanne inessive buffassanne buffoissanne elative buffastanne buffoistanne illative buffaanne buffoihinne adessive buffallanne buffoillanne ablative buffaltanne buffoiltanne allative buffallenne buffoillenne essive buffananne buffoinanne translative buffaksenne buffoiksenne abessive buffattanne buffoittanne instructive — — comitative — buffoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative buffansa buffansa accusative nom. buffansa buffansa gen. buffansa genitive buffansa buffojensa buffainsa rare partitive buffaansa buffojaan buffojansa inessive buffassaan buffassansa buffoissaan buffoissansa elative buffastaan buffastansa buffoistaan buffoistansa illative buffaansa buffoihinsa adessive buffallaan buffallansa buffoillaan buffoillansa ablative buffaltaan buffaltansa buffoiltaan buffoiltansa allative buffalleen buffallensa buffoilleen buffoillensa essive buffanaan buffanansa buffoinaan buffoinansa translative buffakseen buffaksensa buffoikseen buffoiksensa abessive buffattaan buffattansa buffoittaan buffoittansa instructive — — comitative — buffoineen buffoinensa

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbuf.fa/
• Rhymes: -uffa
• Hyphenation: bùf‧fa

Etymology 1

Adjective

buffa

1. feminine singular of buffo

Etymology 2

Verb

buffa

1. inflection of buffare:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Maltese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbuf.fa/
• Rhymes: -uffa

Adjective

buffa f

1. feminine singular of buffu

Noun

buffa f (plural buffi)

1. female equivalent of buffu: female clown

Sicilian

Etymology

From Latin būfō (“toad”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbuf.fa/, [ˈbuf.fa], [ˈbʊ-]
• Rhymes: -uffa
• Hyphenation: bùf‧fa

Noun

buffa f (plural buffi)

1. toad (Bufo bufo)
2. (derogatory) fat woman

Derived terms

• buffa quatrana
• buffazza
• buffazzuna
• fari a buffa

Descendants

• → Italian: buffa (regional)
• → Italian: Buffa

See also

• babbu
• boffa
• buffu
• coffa
• cubba
• cuffia
• gebbia
• moffa
• mùffula
• smorfia
• stoffa
• tappu
• toppa
• tuppu

References

• AIS: Sprach- und Sachatlas Italiens und der Südschweiz [Linguistic and Ethnographic Atlas of Italy and Southern Switzerland] – map 455: “il rospo” – on navigais-web.pd.istc.cnr.it
• Traina, Antonino (1868), “buffa”, in Nuovo vocabolario Siciliano-Italiano [New Sicilian-Italian vocabulary] (in Italian), Liber Liber, published 2020, page 574
• Pasqualino (c. 1790), “buffa”, in Vocabolario siciliano etimologico, italiano e latino (in Italian), volume 1, page 214
• Mortillaro, Vincenzo (1862), “buffa”, in Nuovo vocabolario siciliano-italiano (in Italian), page 120

Swedish

Verb

buffa (present buffar, preterite buffade, supine buffat, imperative buffa)

1. push, shove, nudge, jostle