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Albanian
Verb
cofa
- aorist of cof
Catalan
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Arabic قُفَّة (quffa, “basket”).
Noun
cofa f (plural cofes)
- (nautical) top
- a shallow basket, generally without handles; a pannier
Etymology 2
Inherited from Late Latin cofia (“cap”).
Noun
cofa f (plural cofes)
- (Mallorca) the part of a hat extending above the brim; the crown
- Synonym: copa
Further reading
Galician
Verb
cofa
- inflection of cofar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *kobō, from Proto-Germanic *kubô.
Pronunciation
Noun
cofa m
- chamber
- ark
- cave
- den
Declension
Declension of cofa (weak)
Descendants
Spanish
Etymology
From Arabic قُفَّة (quffa, “basket”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkofa/
- Rhymes: -ofa
- Syllabification: co‧fa
Noun
cofa f (plural cofas)
- (nautical) top
Further reading
West Makian
Etymology
Said by Collins to possibly be from North Moluccan Malay .
Pronunciation
Noun
cofa
- a raft
References
- James Collins (1982) Further Notes Towards a West Makian Vocabulary, Pacific linguistics
Xhosa
Etymology
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Verb
-cofa?
- (transitive) to click
Inflection
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