gafa
See also: gafá, gáfa, gafă, and Gafà
Irish
Alternative forms
- gabhtha (dated)
- gaibhte (Ulster)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡafˠə/
Participle
gafa
- past participle of gabh
Adjective
gafa
- (chiefly in the negative, with the conditional of bí (“to be”)) arsed, bothered (showing enthusiasm)
- Ní bheinn gafa.
- I can't be bothered/arsed.
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
gafa | ghafa | ngafa |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Old Spanish
Adjective
gafa
- feminine singular of gafo
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from French gaffe.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡa.fa/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -afa
- Syllabification: ga‧fa
Noun
gafa f
- blunder, faux pas
- Synonyms: faux pas, nietakt, wtopa, wpadka
Declension
Declension of gafa
singular | plural | |
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nominative | gafa | gafy |
genitive | gafy | gaf |
dative | gafie | gafom |
accusative | gafę | gafy |
instrumental | gafą | gafami |
locative | gafie | gafach |
vocative | gafo | gafy |
Further reading
- gafa in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- gafa in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Romagnol
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡa.fa/
Adjective
gafa f
- feminine of gaf
Romanian
Etymology
From French gaffer.
Verb
a gafa (third-person singular present gafează, past participle gafat) 1st conj.
- to make a gaffe, to mess up
Conjugation
conjugation of gafa (first conjugation, -ez- infix)
infinitive | a gafa | ||||||
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gerund | gafând | ||||||
past participle | gafat | ||||||
number | singular | plural | |||||
person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | |
indicative | eu | tu | el/ea | noi | voi | ei/ele | |
present | gafez | gafezi | gafează | gafăm | gafați | gafează | |
imperfect | gafam | gafai | gafa | gafam | gafați | gafau | |
simple perfect | gafai | gafași | gafă | gafarăm | gafarăți | gafară | |
pluperfect | gafasem | gafaseși | gafase | gafaserăm | gafaserăți | gafaseră | |
subjunctive | eu | tu | el/ea | noi | voi | ei/ele | |
present | să gafez | să gafezi | să gafeze | să gafăm | să gafați | să gafeze | |
imperative | — | tu | — | — | voi | — | |
affirmative | gafează | gafați | |||||
negative | nu gafa | nu gafați |
Spanish
Etymology
From Catalan gafa and this from gafar (“take, grab”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡafa/ [ˈɡa.fa]
- Rhymes: -afa
- Syllabification: ga‧fa
Noun
gafa f (plural gafas)
- (chiefly in the plural, chiefly Spain, Colombia, Dominican Republic) glasses, (formal) spectacles, (US) eyeglass
- Synonyms: (Latin America) lentes, (Latin America) anteojos, (Cuba, Puerto Rico) espejuelos
- grapple
- clamp
Verb
gafa
- inflection of gafar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Further reading
- “gafa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
West Makian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡa.ɸa/
Noun
gafa
- a crab
References
- Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours, Pacific linguistics