| Part of speech | common noun |
|---|---|
| Hyphenation | ti·fa·o |
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | tifao | tifaoj |
| Accusative | tifaon | tifaojn |
| Bulgarian | |
|---|---|
| Catalan | boga; bova; balca |
| Czech | orobinec |
| Danish | dunhammer |
| Dutch | lisdodde |
| English | reedmace; bulrush; cattail; cumbungi |
| Finnish | osmankäämi |
| French | massette; roseau à massette; quenouille |
| German | Rohrkolben |
| Norwegian | dunkjevle |
| Polish | pałka |
| Romanian | papură |
| Russian | рогоз |
| Spanish | anea; espadaña; totora; gladio; enea; bayón; bayunco; bohordo; aneas; eneas; espadaña de laguna; espadaña de mazorca; espadañas; fuso; inea; junco; nea; puros; puro |
| Swedish | kaveldun |
| Welsh | cynffon |
| West Frisian | tuorrebout |