cofa

See also: cofà and C of A

Catalan

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /ˈko.fə/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈko.fa/

Noun

cofa f (plural cofes)

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

Etymology 2

Inherited from Late Latin cofia (“cap”).

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔ.fə/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔ.fa/

Noun

cofa f (plural cofes)

1. (Mallorca) the part of a hat extending above the brim; the crown

   Synonym: copa

Related terms

• còfia

Further reading

• “cofa” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “cofa” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Old English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈko.fɑ/, [ˈko.vɑ]

Noun

cofa m

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

Declension

Declension of cofa (weak)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	cofa	cofan
accusative	cofan	cofan
genitive	cofan	cofena
dative	cofan	cofum

Descendants

• Middle English: cove
  • English: cove
  • Scots: cove, coif

Spanish

Etymology

From Arabic قُفَّة‎ (quffa, “basket”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

cofa f (plural cofas)

1. (nautical) top

Further reading

• “cofa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

West Makian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃo.ɸa/

Noun

cofa

1. a raft

References

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

Xhosa

Etymology

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Verb

-cofa^?

1. (transitive) to click

Inflection

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