fluffig

German

Etymology

Late 20th century, from English fluffy. Along with Mulch one of the few recent borrowings that still received a spelling pronunciation.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈflʊfɪç/
  • IPA(key): /ˈflʊfɪk/ (alternatively in southern Germany, Austria, Switzerland)
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Adjective

fluffig (strong nominative masculine singular fluffiger, comparative fluffiger, superlative am fluffigsten)

  1. (especially of baked goods) fluffy; airy; light
    Synonym: luftig

Usage notes
  • Rarely ever used in the sense of “furry, covered with fluff”, for which flauschig. However, sometimes of textiles in the sense of “airy, falling smoothly”, which may make it a partial false friend of the English etymon.

Declension
Positive forms of fluffig
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist fluffig sie ist fluffig es ist fluffig sie sind fluffig
strong declension
(without article)		 nominative fluffiger fluffige fluffiges fluffige
genitive fluffigen fluffiger fluffigen fluffiger
dative fluffigem fluffiger fluffigem fluffigen
accusative fluffigen fluffige fluffiges fluffige
weak declension
(with definite article)		 nominative der fluffige die fluffige das fluffige die fluffigen
genitive des fluffigen der fluffigen des fluffigen der fluffigen
dative dem fluffigen der fluffigen dem fluffigen den fluffigen
accusative den fluffigen die fluffige das fluffige die fluffigen
mixed declension
(with indefinite article)		 nominative ein fluffiger eine fluffige ein fluffiges (keine) fluffigen
genitive eines fluffigen einer fluffigen eines fluffigen (keiner) fluffigen
dative einem fluffigen einer fluffigen einem fluffigen (keinen) fluffigen
accusative einen fluffigen eine fluffige ein fluffiges (keine) fluffigen
Comparative forms of fluffig
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist fluffiger sie ist fluffiger es ist fluffiger sie sind fluffiger
strong declension
(without article)		 nominative fluffigerer fluffigere fluffigeres fluffigere
genitive fluffigeren fluffigerer fluffigeren fluffigerer
dative fluffigerem fluffigerer fluffigerem fluffigeren
accusative fluffigeren fluffigere fluffigeres fluffigere
weak declension
(with definite article)		 nominative der fluffigere die fluffigere das fluffigere die fluffigeren
genitive des fluffigeren der fluffigeren des fluffigeren der fluffigeren
dative dem fluffigeren der fluffigeren dem fluffigeren den fluffigeren
accusative den fluffigeren die fluffigere das fluffigere die fluffigeren
mixed declension
(with indefinite article)		 nominative ein fluffigerer eine fluffigere ein fluffigeres (keine) fluffigeren
genitive eines fluffigeren einer fluffigeren eines fluffigeren (keiner) fluffigeren
dative einem fluffigeren einer fluffigeren einem fluffigeren (keinen) fluffigeren
accusative einen fluffigeren eine fluffigere ein fluffigeres (keine) fluffigeren
Superlative forms of fluffig
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist am fluffigsten sie ist am fluffigsten es ist am fluffigsten sie sind am fluffigsten
strong declension
(without article)		 nominative fluffigster fluffigste fluffigstes fluffigste
genitive fluffigsten fluffigster fluffigsten fluffigster
dative fluffigstem fluffigster fluffigstem fluffigsten
accusative fluffigsten fluffigste fluffigstes fluffigste
weak declension
(with definite article)		 nominative der fluffigste die fluffigste das fluffigste die fluffigsten
genitive des fluffigsten der fluffigsten des fluffigsten der fluffigsten
dative dem fluffigsten der fluffigsten dem fluffigsten den fluffigsten
accusative den fluffigsten die fluffigste das fluffigste die fluffigsten
mixed declension
(with indefinite article)		 nominative ein fluffigster eine fluffigste ein fluffigstes (keine) fluffigsten
genitive eines fluffigsten einer fluffigsten eines fluffigsten (keiner) fluffigsten
dative einem fluffigsten einer fluffigsten einem fluffigsten (keinen) fluffigsten
accusative einen fluffigsten eine fluffigste ein fluffigstes (keine) fluffigsten

Further reading
  • “fluffig” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from English fluffy. Attested since 1947.

Adjective

fluffig (comparative fluffigare, superlative fluffigast)

  1. airy, light, and soft; fluffy
    fluffig vispad grädde ― fluffy whipped cream
    fluffiga moln ― fluffy clouds
    ett fluffigt täcke ― an airy and soft duvet

Usage notes

Tends less towards furriness compared to English. Think clouds rather than fur.

Declension
Inflection of fluffig
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular fluffig fluffigare fluffigast
Neuter singular fluffigt fluffigare fluffigast
Plural fluffiga fluffigare fluffigast
Masculine plural3 fluffige fluffigare fluffigast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 fluffige fluffigare fluffigaste
All fluffiga fluffigare fluffigaste
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
3) Dated or archaic

References
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