cofa
التعريفات والمعاني
== Albanian ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): [ˈt͡sɔfa]
=== Verb ===
cofa
first-person singular aorist indicative of cof (“to die”)
== Catalan ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): (Northern) [ˈko̞.fə]
IPA(key): (Balearic, Central) [ˈkɔ.fə]
IPA(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [ˈkɔ.fa]
=== Etymology 1 ===
Borrowed from Arabic قُفَّة (quffa, “basket”).
==== Noun ====
cofa f (plural cofes)
(nautical) top
a shallow basket, generally without handles; a pannier
=== Etymology 2 ===
Inherited from Late Latin cofia (“cap”).
==== Noun ====
cofa f (plural cofes)
(Mallorca) the part of a hat extending above the brim; the crown
Synonym: copa
===== Related terms =====
còfia
=== Further reading ===
“cofa”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “cofa”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)
== Galician ==
=== Verb ===
cofa
inflection of cofar:
third-person singular present indicative
second-person singular imperative
== Old English ==
=== Etymology ===
From Proto-West Germanic *kobō, from Proto-Germanic *kubô.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈko.fɑ/, [ˈko.vɑ]
=== Noun ===
cofa m
chamber
ark
cave
den
==== Declension ====
Weak:
==== Derived terms ====
==== Descendants ====
Middle English: cove
English: cove
Scots: cove, coif
== Polish ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈt͡sɔ.fa/
Rhymes: -ɔfa
Syllabification: co‧fa
=== Verb ===
cofa
third-person singular present of cofać
== Spanish ==
=== Etymology ===
From Arabic قُفَّة (quffa, “basket”).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈkofa/ [ˈko.fa]
Rhymes: -ofa
Syllabification: co‧fa
=== Noun ===
cofa f (plural cofas)
(nautical) top
=== Further reading ===
“cofa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025
== West Makian ==
=== Etymology ===
Said by Collins to possibly be from North Moluccan Malay [Term?].
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃo.ɸa/
=== Noun ===
cofa
a raft
=== References ===
James Collins (1982), Further Notes Towards a West Makian Vocabulary[1], Pacific linguistics
== Xhosa ==
=== Etymology ===
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
=== Verb ===
-cofa?
(transitive) to click
==== Inflection ====
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