scafa
Irish
Alternative forms
- scamhtha (obsolete)
Etymology 1
Perhaps from Latin scapha, from Ancient Greek σκάφη (skáphē, “light boat, skiff”).
Declension
Declension of scafa
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Declension
Declension of scafa
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | scafa | scafa | scafa; scafa² | |
| Vocative | scafa | scafa | ||
| Genitive | scafa | scafa | scafa | |
| Dative | scafa; scafa¹ |
scafa | scafa; scafa² | |
| Comparative | níos scafa | |||
| Superlative | is scafa | |||
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
- scafaire
- scafánta
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| scafa | not applicable | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “scafa”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “scafa”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈska.fa/
- Rhymes: -afa
- Hyphenation: scà‧fa
Noun
scafa f (plural scafe)
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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
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