LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

tūfa

tūfa f (genitive tūfae)
Classical[ˈtuː.fa]Ecclesiastical[ˈtuː.fa]

Meaning

  1. Late Latina kind of helmet crest or plume
  2. Late Latina kind of military standard

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativetūfatūfae
genitivetūfaetūfārum
dativetūfaetūfīs
accusativetūfamtūfās
ablativetūfātūfīs
vocativetūfatūfae

tūfa, ae, f.,
I. a kind of helmet-crest; or, acc. to others, a kind of military standard, Veg. Mil. 3, 5; cf. Lyd. Magistr. 1, 8 (hence the Fr. toupet).

Origins

Descendants
  • Englishtuftfrom Old French touffe
  • Romaniantufă
  • Aromaniantufã
  • Albaniantufë
  • Greekτούφαfrom Byzantine Greek τοῦφᾰ

In English words that came into English from tūfa

  • tufttūfa

Quick answers

What does tūfa mean in Latin?
tūfa, a noun, means “a kind of helmet crest or plume; a kind of military standard”.
What is the genitive of tūfa?
The genitive singular is tūfae. tūfa is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce tūfa?
In classical Latin, [ˈtuː.fa]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈtuː.fa].