LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

tōfus

tōfus m (genitive tōfī)

Meaning

  1. tuff (kind of rock)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativetōfustōfī
genitivetōfītōfōrum
dativetōfōtōfīs
accusativetōfumtōfōs
ablativetōfōtōfīs
vocativetōfetōfī

tōfus (tōphus), i, m.,
I. tufa or tuff; Ital. tufo, Plin. 17, 4, 3, § 29; 36, 22, 48, § 166; Vitr. 2, 7; Front. Aquaed. 122; Verg. G. 2, 214; Ov. M. 3, 160; 8, 562; Stat. S. 4, 3, 52.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *tewh₂-der. Proto-Italic *tūβosder. Oscanbor.? Latin tofus Probably borrowed from Oscan, and possibly derived from Proto-Italic *tūβos, from Proto-Indo-European *tewh₂- (“to swell”). See τύφη (plant for stuffing bolsters).

Descendants
  • Catalantou
  • Italiantufofrom Neapolitan tufo
  • Englishtufafrom Neapolitan tufo
  • Frenchtuffrom Neapolitan tufo
  • Englishtufffrom Neapolitan tufo
  • GermanTufffrom Neapolitan tufo
  • Spanishtufofrom Neapolitan tufo
  • PortugueseTua
  • Spanishtoba
  • Aragonesetobo

In English words that came into English from tōfus

  • tufftōfus
  • tufatōfus
  • tophustōfus

Quick answers

What does tōfus mean in Latin?
tōfus, a noun, means “tuff (kind of rock)”.
What is the genitive of tōfus?
The genitive singular is tōfī. tōfus is masculine, second declension.
Which English words come from tōfus?
English words that go back to Latin tōfus include tuff, tufa and tophus.