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Galician
Verb
gafas
- second-person singular present indicative of gafar
Old Spanish
Adjective
gafas
- feminine plural of gafo
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡafas/
- Rhymes: -afas
- Syllabification: ga‧fas
Etymology 1
Unknown. Maybe related to French faire gaffe (“pay attention”), or German gaffen (“to stare”).
Possibly related to the Andalusian Arab scholar and ophtalmologist of the 12th century Muhammad ibn Aslam Al-Ghafiqi, an ophtalmologist. Eyeglasses “gafas” were named after him. (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)
Noun
gafas f pl (plural only)
- eyeglasses
- Synonym: lentes
- sunglasses
- Synonym: lentes de sol
Derived terms
Noun
gafas f pl
- plural of gafa
Etymology 2
Verb
gafas
- second-person singular present indicative of gafar
Welsh
Pronunciation
Verb
gafas
- Soft mutation of cafas.
Mutation
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.