gáfa

See also: gafa and gafá

Icelandic

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German gābe, from Old Saxon *gāva, from Proto-West Germanic *gābā (“gift, giving”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkauːva/
Rhymes: -auːva

Noun

gáfa f (genitive singular gáfu, nominative plural gáfur)

talent, gift

Declension

declension of gáfa

	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
f-w1	singular		plural
nominative	gáfa	gáfan	gáfur	gáfurnar
accusative	gáfu	gáfuna	gáfur	gáfurnar
dative	gáfu	gáfunni	gáfum	gáfunum
genitive	gáfu	gáfunnar	gáfa	gáfanna

Synonyms

(talent): hæfileiki, atgervi

Related terms

gáfaður (“talented; intelligent”)

Anagrams

fága

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