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# dog
# dog
#:''Una '''luifa''' ê il amix milyuri dil hom.''
#: ''Una '''luifa''' ê il amix milyuri dil hom.''
#:: ''A dog is a man's best friend.''
#:: ''A dog is a man's best friend.''



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Atlantic

Etymology

Uncertain; the most commonly proposed origin is a derivation from Latin (bēstiam) lupicam, ultimately from lupus (wolf), with metathesis and syncope from the expected forms *lufia or *lufiha.

Pronunciation

(Standard Atlantic) IPA: [ˈlui̯fa]

Noun

luifa f (pl. luifos)

  1. dog
    Una luifa ê il amix milyuri dil hom.
    A dog is a man's best friend.

Derived terms

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