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^[1] (in German)

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	superlative1
common singular	fluffig	fluffigare	fluffigast
neuter singular	fluffigt	fluffigare	fluffigast
plural	fluffiga	fluffigare	fluffigast
masculine plural2	fluffige	fluffigare	fluffigast
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	fluffige	fluffigare	fluffigaste
all	fluffiga	fluffigare	fluffigaste

¹ The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
² Dated or archaic.
³ Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

References

• “fluffig”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “fluffig”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “fluffig”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)