Wiktionary

cofa

See also: cofà, and C of A

Albanian

edit

Verb

edit

cofa

  1. aorist of cof

Catalan

edit

Pronunciation

edit

Etymology 1

edit

Borrowed from Arabic قُفَّة (quffa, “basket”).

Noun

edit

cofa f (plural cofes)

  1. (nautical) top
  2. a shallow basket, generally without handles; a pannier

Etymology 2

edit

Inherited from Late Latin cofia (“cap”).

Noun

edit

cofa f (plural cofes)

  1. (Mallorca) the part of a hat extending above the brim; the crown
    Synonym: copa
edit

Further reading

edit

Galician

edit

Verb

edit

cofa

  1. inflection of cofar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Old English

edit

Etymology

edit

From Proto-West Germanic *kobō, from Proto-Germanic *kubô.

Pronunciation

edit
  • IPA(key): /ˈko.fɑ/, [ˈko.vɑ]

Noun

edit

cofa m

  1. chamber
  2. ark
  3. cave
  4. den

Declension

edit
Declension of cofa (weak)
Case Singular Plural
nominative cofa cofan
accusative cofan cofan
genitive cofan cofena
dative cofan cofum

Descendants

edit
  • Middle English: cove

Spanish

edit

Etymology

edit

From Arabic قُفَّة (quffa, “basket”).

Pronunciation

edit
  • IPA(key): /ˈkofa/ [ˈko.fa]
  • Rhymes: -ofa
  • Syllabification: co‧fa

Noun

edit

cofa f (plural cofas)

  1. (nautical) top

Further reading

edit

West Makian

edit

Etymology

edit

Said by Collins to possibly be from North Moluccan Malay [Term?].

Pronunciation

edit

Noun

edit

cofa

  1. a raft

References

edit
  • James Collins (1982) Further Notes Towards a West Makian Vocabulary‎[1], Pacific linguistics

Xhosa

edit

Etymology

edit

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

edit

-cofa?

  1. (transitive) to click

Inflection

edit

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Retrieved from "https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=cofa&oldid=79436324"