fluffig

German

Etymology

Late 20th century, from English fluffy. Along with Mulch one of the few recent borrowings that still received a spelling pronunciation.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈflʊfɪç/
• IPA^(key): /ˈflʊfɪk/ (alternatively in southern Germany, Austria, Switzerland)

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Adjective

fluffig (strong nominative masculine singular fluffiger, comparative fluffiger, superlative am fluffigsten)

1. (especially of baked goods) fluffy; airy; light

   Synonym: luftig

Usage notes

• Rarely ever used in the sense of “furry, covered with fluff”, for which flauschig. However, sometimes of textiles in the sense of “airy, falling smoothly”, which may make it a partial false friend of the English etymon.

Declension

Positive forms of fluffig

number & gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter
predicative		er ist fluffig	sie ist fluffig	es ist fluffig	sie sind fluffig
strong declension (without article)	nominative	fluffiger	fluffige	fluffiges	fluffige
	genitive	fluffigen	fluffiger	fluffigen	fluffiger
	dative	fluffigem	fluffiger	fluffigem	fluffigen
	accusative	fluffigen	fluffige	fluffiges	fluffige
weak declension (with definite article)	nominative	der fluffige	die fluffige	das fluffige	die fluffigen
	genitive	des fluffigen	der fluffigen	des fluffigen	der fluffigen
	dative	dem fluffigen	der fluffigen	dem fluffigen	den fluffigen
	accusative	den fluffigen	die fluffige	das fluffige	die fluffigen
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	ein fluffiger	eine fluffige	ein fluffiges	(keine) fluffigen
	genitive	eines fluffigen	einer fluffigen	eines fluffigen	(keiner) fluffigen
	dative	einem fluffigen	einer fluffigen	einem fluffigen	(keinen) fluffigen
	accusative	einen fluffigen	eine fluffige	ein fluffiges	(keine) fluffigen

Comparative forms of fluffig

number & gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter
predicative		er ist fluffiger	sie ist fluffiger	es ist fluffiger	sie sind fluffiger
strong declension (without article)	nominative	fluffigerer	fluffigere	fluffigeres	fluffigere
	genitive	fluffigeren	fluffigerer	fluffigeren	fluffigerer
	dative	fluffigerem	fluffigerer	fluffigerem	fluffigeren
	accusative	fluffigeren	fluffigere	fluffigeres	fluffigere
weak declension (with definite article)	nominative	der fluffigere	die fluffigere	das fluffigere	die fluffigeren
	genitive	des fluffigeren	der fluffigeren	des fluffigeren	der fluffigeren
	dative	dem fluffigeren	der fluffigeren	dem fluffigeren	den fluffigeren
	accusative	den fluffigeren	die fluffigere	das fluffigere	die fluffigeren
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	ein fluffigerer	eine fluffigere	ein fluffigeres	(keine) fluffigeren
	genitive	eines fluffigeren	einer fluffigeren	eines fluffigeren	(keiner) fluffigeren
	dative	einem fluffigeren	einer fluffigeren	einem fluffigeren	(keinen) fluffigeren
	accusative	einen fluffigeren	eine fluffigere	ein fluffigeres	(keine) fluffigeren

Superlative forms of fluffig

number & gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter
predicative		er ist am fluffigsten	sie ist am fluffigsten	es ist am fluffigsten	sie sind am fluffigsten
strong declension (without article)	nominative	fluffigster	fluffigste	fluffigstes	fluffigste
	genitive	fluffigsten	fluffigster	fluffigsten	fluffigster
	dative	fluffigstem	fluffigster	fluffigstem	fluffigsten
	accusative	fluffigsten	fluffigste	fluffigstes	fluffigste
weak declension (with definite article)	nominative	der fluffigste	die fluffigste	das fluffigste	die fluffigsten
	genitive	des fluffigsten	der fluffigsten	des fluffigsten	der fluffigsten
	dative	dem fluffigsten	der fluffigsten	dem fluffigsten	den fluffigsten
	accusative	den fluffigsten	die fluffigste	das fluffigste	die fluffigsten
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	ein fluffigster	eine fluffigste	ein fluffigstes	(keine) fluffigsten
	genitive	eines fluffigsten	einer fluffigsten	eines fluffigsten	(keiner) fluffigsten
	dative	einem fluffigsten	einer fluffigsten	einem fluffigsten	(keinen) fluffigsten
	accusative	einen fluffigsten	eine fluffigste	ein fluffigstes	(keine) fluffigsten

Further reading

• “fluffig” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from English fluffy. Attested since 1947.

Adjective

fluffig (comparative fluffigare, superlative fluffigast)

1. airy, light, and soft; fluffy

   fluffig vispad grädde ― fluffy whipped cream

   fluffiga moln ― fluffy clouds

   ett fluffigt täcke ― an airy and soft duvet

Usage notes

Tends less towards furriness compared to English. Think clouds rather than fur.

Declension

Inflection of fluffig

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	fluffig	fluffigare	fluffigast
neuter singular	fluffigt	fluffigare	fluffigast
plural	fluffiga	fluffigare	fluffigast
masculine plural2	fluffige	fluffigare	fluffigast
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	fluffige	fluffigare	fluffigaste
all	fluffiga	fluffigare	fluffigaste

¹ The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
² Dated or archaic.
³ Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

References

• fluffig in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• fluffig in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• fluffig in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)