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cofa

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See also: cofà and C of A

Albanian

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Verb

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cofa

  1. aorist of cof

Catalan

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Arabic قُفَّة (quffa, basket).

Noun

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cofa f (plural cofes)

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

Etymology 2

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Inherited from Late Latin cofia (cap).

Noun

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cofa f (plural cofes)

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

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Galician

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Verb

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cofa

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

Old English

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈko.fɑ/, [ˈko.vɑ]

Noun

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cofa m

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

Declension

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Weak:

singular plural
nominative cofa cofan
accusative cofan cofan
genitive cofan cofena
dative cofan cofum

Descendants

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  • Middle English: cove

Spanish

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Etymology

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From Arabic قُفَّة (quffa, basket).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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cofa f (plural cofas)

  1. (nautical) top

Further reading

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West Makian

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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cofa

  1. a raft

References

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

Xhosa

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Etymology

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

Verb

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-cofa?

  1. (transitive) to click

Inflection

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