buf in Romanian

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Etymology: Inherited from Late Latin būfus, probably of onomatopoeic origin. Cognate to Aromanian buf and Megleno-Romanian buf, as well as Spanish búho. The similar terms, also in the significantly less Slavic-contact language Aromanian, speak clearly in favor of a common etymology before the dispersal of Proto-Romanian. The derivation from buh is ruled out because [h] does not change to [f] in variant formation with the only exception of preceding another consonant. Compare further to Macedonian був (buv) and Bulgarian бух (buh, “eagle owl”), as well as Ancient Greek βοῦφος (boûphos). Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|ro|la-lat|būfus|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Late Latin būfus, {{inh+|ro|la-lat|būfus}} Inherited from Late Latin būfus, {{onomatopoeic|ro|nocap=1}} onomatopoeic, {{cog|rup|buf}} Aromanian buf, {{cog|ruq|buf}} Megleno-Romanian buf, {{cog|es|búho}} Spanish búho, {{cog|mk|був}} Macedonian був (buv), {{cog|bg|бух||eagle owl}} Bulgarian бух (buh, “eagle owl”) Head templates: {{ro-noun|m|bufi}} buf m (plural bufi) Inflection templates: {{ro-decl-noun|gpd=bufilor|gpi=bufi|gsd=bufului|gsi=buf|n=|npd=bufii|npi=bufi|nsd=buful|nsi=buf|vp=bufilor|vs=bufule|vs2=}} Forms: bufi [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], buf [accusative, indefinite, nominative, singular], buful [accusative, definite, nominative, singular], bufi [accusative, indefinite, nominative, plural], bufii [accusative, definite, nominative, plural], buf [dative, genitive, indefinite, singular], bufului [dative, definite, genitive, singular], bufi [dative, genitive, indefinite, plural], bufilor [dative, definite, genitive, plural], bufule [singular, vocative], bufilor [plural, vocative], buh [alternative]

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"buf" meaning in Romanian

Noun

Alternative forms