"λούφα" meaning in Greek

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Noun

IPA: /ˈlufa/ Forms: loúfa [romanization], no-table-tags [table-tags], λούφα [nominative, singular], λούφας [genitive, singular], λούφα [accusative, singular], λούφα [singular, vocative]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek λωφῶ (lōphô, “to stop, to rest”). Etymology templates: {{uder|el|grc|λωφῶ|gloss=to stop, to rest}} Ancient Greek λωφῶ (lōphô, “to stop, to rest”) Head templates: {{head|el|nouns|||||||||||||||||||||||||||cat2=|cat3=|cat4=|g=f|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=|tr2=}} λούφα • (loúfa) f, {{el-noun|f}} λούφα • (loúfa) f Inflection templates: {{el-decl-noun-unc|λούφα|λούφας|λούφα|λούφα|note=}}
  1. (colloquial, derogatory) skiving, shirking, loafing (the action of avoiding work due to laziness) Tags: colloquial, derogatory Related terms: λουφάρω (loufáro) (english: to skive, to shirk), λουφαδόρος (loufadóros) (english: skiver, shirker) [masculine]

Inflected forms

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