gáfa

See also: gafa and gafá

Icelandic

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German gābe, from Old Saxon *gāva, from Proto-West Germanic *gābā (“gift, giving”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkauːva/
• Rhymes: -auːva

Noun

gáfa f (genitive singular gáfu, nominative plural gáfur)

1. talent, gift

Declension

declension of gáfa

f-w1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	gáfa	gáfan	gáfur	gáfurnar
accusative	gáfu	gáfuna	gáfur	gáfurnar
dative	gáfu	gáfunni	gáfum	gáfunum
genitive	gáfu	gáfunnar	gáfa	gáfanna

Synonyms

• (talent): hæfileiki, atgervi

Related terms

• gáfaður (“talented; intelligent”)

Anagrams

• fága