"tofus" meaning in Latin

See tofus in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: Probably borrowed from Oscan, and possibly derived from Proto-Italic *tūβos, from Proto-Indo-European *tewh₂- (“to swell”). See τύφη (plant for stuffing bolsters). Etymology templates: {{unc|la|Probably}} Probably, {{bor|la|osc|-}} Oscan, {{inh|la|itc-pro|*tūβos}} Proto-Italic *tūβos, {{der|la|ine-pro|*tewh₂-||to swell}} Proto-Indo-European *tewh₂- (“to swell”) Head templates: {{la-noun|tōfus<2>}} tōfus m (genitive tōfī); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|tōfus<2>}} Forms: tōfus [canonical, masculine], tōfī [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], tōfus [nominative, singular], tōfī [nominative, plural], tōfī [genitive, singular], tōfōrum [genitive, plural], tōfō [dative, singular], tōfīs [dative, plural], tōfum [accusative, singular], tōfōs [accusative, plural], tōfō [ablative, singular], tōfīs [ablative, plural], tōfe [singular, vocative], tōfī [plural, vocative]
  1. tuff (kind of rock) Tags: declension-2 Categories (topical): Rocks Derived forms: tofosus, tofaceus
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          "expansion": "Catalan: tou (“soft”)",
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      "text": "Catalan: tou (“soft”)"
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            "bor": "1"
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  "pos": "noun",
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            "Entry maintenance"
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            "Geology",
            "Natural materials",
            "Earth sciences",
            "Materials",
            "Nature",
            "Sciences",
            "Manufacturing",
            "All topics",
            "Human activity",
            "Fundamental",
            "Human behaviour",
            "Human"
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        },
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        }
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    },
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    }
  ],
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          "expansion": "→ Italian: tufo",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Italian: tufo"
    },
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      "depth": 3,
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        {
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            "2": "tufa",
            "bor": "1"
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      ],
      "text": "→ English: tufa"
    },
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      "depth": 3,
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            "2": "tuf",
            "bor": "1"
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          "expansion": "→ French: tuf",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ French: tuf"
    },
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "tuff",
            "bor": "1"
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          "expansion": "→ English: tuff",
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      ],
      "text": "→ English: tuff"
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            "2": "Tuff",
            "bor": "1"
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          "expansion": "→ German: Tuff",
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      ],
      "text": "→ German: Tuff"
    },
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            "2": "tuf",
            "bor": "1"
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          "expansion": "→ Polish: tuf",
          "name": "desc"
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      "text": "→ Polish: tuf"
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            "2": "tufo",
            "bor": "1"
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          "expansion": "→ Spanish: tufo",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Spanish: tufo"
    },
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        {
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            "2": "tuf",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Romansch: tuf",
          "name": "desc"
        }
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      "text": "→ Romansch: tuf"
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      "text": "Spanish: toba"
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      "depth": 1,
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          "args": {
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            "bor": "1",
            "t": "cotton thistle",
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          },
          "expansion": "→ Andalusian Arabic: طُوب (ṭūb, “cotton thistle”)",
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        "Latin terms borrowed from Oscan",
        "Latin terms derived from Oscan",
        "Latin terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
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        "Latin terms with unknown etymologies",
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  ],
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}

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