"buffunerija" meaning in Maltese

See buffunerija in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /buf.fu.nɛˈriː.ja/ Forms: buffuneriji [plural]
Rhymes: -iːja Etymology: Etymology tree Sicilian buffunibor. Maltese buffun Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ Proto-Italic *-ā Latin -a Latin -āriader. Italian -eriabor. Maltese -erija Maltese buffunerija From buffun + -erija. Etymology templates: {{ety|mt|:af|buffun|-erija|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Sicilian buffunibor. Maltese buffun Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ Proto-Italic *-ā Latin -a Latin -āriader. Italian -eriabor. Maltese -erija Maltese buffunerija [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Sicilian", "term" : "buffuni", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "scn" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Maltese", "term" : "buffun", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "mt" }, { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "bor.", "keyword_label" : "Borrowed from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "agent noun", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "nom.", "keyword_label" : "Nominalization of", "terms" : [ { "id" : "adjective", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "adjective", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "suffix", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-yós", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-āzios", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ārius", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "nominalization" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ārius", "lang" : "la" }, { "id" : "nominal", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "nominal", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "collective nouns", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "collective nouns", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-h₂", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-eh₂", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-ā", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-a", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-āria", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Italian", "term" : "-eria", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "it" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Maltese", "term" : "-erija", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "mt" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Maltese", "term" : "buffunerija", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "mt" }" data-lang="mt" data-title="buffunerija"> From buffun + -erija. Head templates: {{mt-noun|g=f|p=buffuneriji}} buffunerija f (plural buffuneriji)
  1. foolishness, buffoonery Tags: feminine Synonyms: buffunata Related terms: bbuffunja, buffu, buffun, buffunata, buffuniera
    Sense id: en-buffunerija-mt-noun-W802PXpu Categories (other): Maltese entries with etymology texts, Maltese entries with etymology trees, Maltese entries with etymon, Maltese entries with incorrect language header, Maltese terms suffixed with -erija, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon
     
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    },
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