ciufuli

Romanian

Etymology 1

From ciuf +‎ -i.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃu.fuˈli/
  • Rhymes: -i
  • Hyphenation: ciu‧fu‧li

Verb

a ciufuli (third-person singular present ciufulește, past participle ciufulit) 4th conjugation (transitive, informal)

  1. to rumple or mess up someone’s hair
    Synonym: zbârli
  2. (figurative) to beat up
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Hungarian csúfol (“to mock”) and conflated with its homonym.

Verb

a ciufuli (third-person singular present ciufulește, past participle ciufulit) 4th conjugation

  1. (regional) to make a fool of someone
Conjugation
    conjugation of ciufuli (fourth conjugation, -esc- infix)
infinitive a ciufuli
gerund ciufulind
past participle ciufulit
number singular plural
person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
indicative eu tu el/ea noi voi ei/ele
present ciufulesc ciufulești ciufulește ciufulim ciufuliți ciufulesc
imperfect ciufuleam ciufuleai ciufulea ciufuleam ciufuleați ciufuleau
simple perfect ciufulii ciufuliși ciufuli ciufulirăm ciufulirăți ciufuliră
pluperfect ciufulisem ciufuliseși ciufulise ciufuliserăm ciufuliserăți ciufuliseră
subjunctive eu tu el/ea noi voi ei/ele
present să ciufulesc să ciufulești să ciufulească să ciufulim să ciufuliți să ciufulească
imperative — tu — — voi —
affirmative ciufulește ciufuliți
negative nu ciufuli nu ciufuliți
Alternative forms
  • ciufului

References

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