gufa

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse gufa.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkʏːva/
Rhymes: -ʏːva

Noun

gufa f (genitive singular gufu, nominative plural gufur)

steam ^syn.
vapor, vapour
(figuratively) a gow, a slow fellow

Declension

declension of gufa

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

Synonyms

(steam^def.): vatnsgufa, (dated) eimur

Derived terms

Derived terms

gufuskip (a steamboat)
gufustraujárn
gufuvél, gufumaskína (a steam engine)

gufuþrýstingur
mettuð gufa (saturated vapor)

Iduna

Noun

gufa

water
river

References

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

Italian

Verb

gufa

third-person singular present indicative of gufare
second-person singular imperative of gufare

Anagrams

fuga

Old Norse

Noun

gufa f

vapor, steam

Synonyms

(vapour^def.): eimr

Derived terms

Gufudalir
Gufunes
Gufuskálar

Descendants

Faroese: guva f
Icelandic: gufa f

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