# lofa
## French
### Pronunciation

* Homophones: lofas, lofât

### Verb

lofa
* third-person singular past historic of lofer

## Galician
### Etymology

Unknown

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈlɔfa/ [ˈlɔ.fɐ]
* Rhymes: -ɔfa
* Hyphenation: lo‧fa

### Noun

lofa f (plural lofas)
* hooligan, lout, yob
    Synonym: tarabelo

### Adjective

lofa m or f (plural lofas)
* teaser, joker, troublemaker

### References

* 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

## Gothic
### Romanization

lofa
* Romanization of 𐌻𐍉𐍆𐌰

## Icelandic
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈlɔːva/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ɔːva

### Verb

lofa (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative lofaði, supine lofað)
* to promise [with dative ‘someone’, along with dative ‘something’ or að (+ infinitive) ‘to do something’]
    Synonym: heita
    Lofaðu að hætta þessu!Promise to stop this!
    Ég lofaði að hann fengi nammi.I promised that he'd get some candy.
    Lofaðu mér því að þú komir aftur!Promise me you'll come back!
    Ég lofaði henni boltanum.I promised her the ball.
* to praise [with accusative]
** 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.
* (intransitive) to permit, to allow
* to let, to permit, to allow [with dative ‘someone’, along with accusative ‘something’ or að (+ infinitive) ‘to do something’]
    Synonym: leyfa
    Lof mér að sjá!Let me see!

#### Derived terms

* lofa upp í ermina (“to promise more than one can keep”)
* lofa öllu fögru

## Irish
### Alternative forms

* lobhtha (obsolete)
* lobhaite (nonstandard)

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈl̪ˠɔfˠə/
* (Ulster) IPA: /ˈl̪ˠʊhə/

### Verb

lofa
* past participle of lobh

### Adjective

lofa
* rotten

### References

* ↑ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 19

### Further reading

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

## Old English
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈlo.fɑ/, [ˈlo.vɑ]
* IPA: /ˈloː.fɑ/, [ˈloː.vɑ]

### Noun

lofa
* genitive plural of lof

### Noun

lōfa
* genitive plural of lōf

## Scottish Gaelic
### Etymology

From English loaf.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɫ̪ɔfə/

### Noun

lofa m (genitive singular lofa, plural lofan)
* loaf

#### Related terms

* cho sona ri luch ann an lofa

### Mutation

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

## Swahili
### Etymology

From English loafer.

### Pronunciation

* Audio (Kenya):(file)

### Noun

lofa class V (plural malofa class VI)
* a loafer, a derelict (idle person)