different between flu vs superflu

English

Alternative forms

• 'flu (dated), floo (dated)

Etymology

Clipping of influenza

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /flu?/
• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /fl??/
• Homophones: flew, flue

Noun

flu (usually uncountable, plural flus)

1. Influenza.
2. (informal) Stomach flu.

Synonyms

• (influenza): grippe, grip

Derived terms

Translations

See also

• catarrh

Anagrams

• -ful, ULF

French

Etymology

From English flu (“influenza”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /flu/

Noun

flu m (uncountable)

1. (Quebec) diarrhoea

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fl??/ (example of pronunciation)

Etymology 1

Related to the verb fly (“to fly”). The verb is derived from the noun.

Noun

flu n (definite singular fluet, indefinite plural flu, definite plural flua)

1. (countable and uncountable, fishing) bait that is strewn out over the surface to attract fish

Verb

flu (present tense flur, past tense fludde, past participle fludd/flutt, passive infinitive fluast, present participle fluande, imperative flu)

1. (intransitive) to fish using such a technique

Alternative forms

• flua, flue

Etymology 2

From Old Norse flúð.

Alternative forms

• flud (non-standard since 1917)

Noun

flu f (definite singular flua, indefinite plural fluer, definite plural fluene)

1. a bank or skerry which is underwater at high tide

Related terms

• flod
• flyte

References

• “flu” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Anagrams

• ful, Ulf

Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from French flou.

Adjective

flu (comparative daha flu, superlative en flu)

1. fuzzy
2. (photography) blurred, out of focus

English

Etymology

super- +? flu

Noun

superflu (usually uncountable, plural superflus)

1. Any strain of flu that spreads unusually quickly, is unusually virulent, or is unusually unresponsive to treatment.

Anagrams

• purseful

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin superfluus.

Adjective

superflu (feminine supèrflua, masculine plural superflus, feminine plural supèrflues)

1. superfluous

Derived terms

• supèrfluament

Related terms

• superfluïtat

Further reading

• “superflu” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “superflu” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
• “superflu” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “superflu” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin superfluus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sy.p??.fly/

Adjective

superflu (feminine singular superflue, masculine plural superflus, feminine plural superflues)

1. superfluous

Derived terms

• superfluité

Further reading

• “superflu” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).