lofa

• Homophones: lofas, lofât

lofa

1. third-person singular past historic of lofer

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• IPA^(key): /ˈlɔfa/ [ˈlɔ.fɐ]
• Rhymes: -ɔfa
• Hyphenation: lo‧fa

lofa f (plural lofas)

1. hooligan, lout, yob

   Synonym: tarabelo

lofa m or f (plural lofas)

1. teaser, joker, troublemaker

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “lofa”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “lofa”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

lofa

1. Romanization of 𐌻𐍉𐍆𐌰

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɔːva/

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• Rhymes: -ɔːva

lofa (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative lofaði, supine lofað)

1. (transitive, intransitive, governs the dative) to promise

   Lofaðu að hætta þessu!

   Promise to stop this!

   Ég lofaði að hann fengi nammi.

   I promised that he'd get some candy.

2. (ditransitive, governs two dative objects) to promise something to somebody, to promise somebody something

   Lofaðu mér því að þú komir aftur!

   Promise me you'll come back!

   Ég lofaði henni boltanum.

   I promised her the ball.

3. (transitive, governs the accusative) to praise
   • Psalm 22: 23 (Icelandic, English)

     Ég vil kunngjöra bræðrum mínum nafn þitt, í söfnuðinum vil ég lofa þig!

     I will declare your name to my brothers; in the congregation I will praise you!

   • Psalm 22: 25 (Icelandic, English)

     Snauðir munu eta og verða mettir, þeir er leita Drottins munu lofa hann. Hjörtu yðar lifni við að eilífu.

     The poor will eat and be satisfied; they who seek the LORD will praise him— may your hearts live forever!

   Hún lofaði nýju tæknina.

   She praised the new technology.

4. (intransitive) to permit, to allow
5. (transitive, governs the accusative) to permit something, to allow something
6. (ditransitive, governs the dative and the accusative) to let, permit, allow (someone to do something)

   Lof mér að sjá!

   Let me see!

• (promise): heita
• (allow): leyfa

• lofa upp í ermina (to promise more than one can keep)
• lofa öllu fögru

• lobhtha (obsolete)
• lobhaite (nonstandard)

• IPA^(key): /ˈl̪ˠɔfˠə/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈl̪ˠʊhə/^[1]

lofa

1. past participle of lobh

lofa

1. rotten

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “lofa”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 28

From English loaf.

• IPA^(key): /ˈɫ̪ɔfə/

lofa m (genitive singular lofa, plural lofan)

1. loaf

• cho sona ri luch ann an lofa

From English loafer.

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lofa (ma class, plural malofa)

1. a loafer, a derelict (idle person)