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Irish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Perhaps from Latin scapha, from Ancient Greek σκάφη (skáphē, “light boat, skiff”).
Noun
scafa m (genitive singular scafa, nominative plural scafaí)
- (literary) ship
Declension
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Adjective
scafa (comparative scafa)
- eager, avid
Declension
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Singular
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Plural (m/f)
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| Positive
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Masculine
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Feminine
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(strong noun)
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(weak noun)
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| Nominative
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scafa
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scafa
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scafa;
scafa²
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| Vocative
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scafa
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scafa
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| Genitive
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scafa
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scafa
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scafa
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| Dative
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scafa;
scafa¹
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scafa
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scafa;
scafa²
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| Comparative
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níos scafa
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| Superlative
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is scafa
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¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Derived terms
Verb
scafa
- past participle of scamh
Mutation
| Irish mutation
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| Radical
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Lenition
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Eclipsis
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| scafa
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not applicable
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not applicable
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| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “scafa”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “scafa”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈska.fa/
- Rhymes: -afa
- Hyphenation: scà‧fa
Etymology 1
From Latin scapha.
Noun
scafa f (plural scafe)
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Etymology 2
Verb
scafa
- inflection of scafare:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Further reading
- scafa in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana