scafa

Irish

Alternative forms

• scamhtha (obsolete)

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /sˠkɑfˠə/

Etymology 1

Perhaps from Latin scapha, from Ancient Greek σκάφη (skáphē, “light boat, skiff”).

Noun

scafa m (genitive singular scafa, nominative plural scafaí)

1. (literary) ship

Declension

Declension of scafa (fourth declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative scafa scafaí vocative a scafa a scafaí genitive scafa scafaí dative scafa scafaí forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an scafa na scafaí genitive an scafa na scafaí dative leis an scafa don scafa leis na scafaí

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

scafa (comparative scafa)

1. eager, avid

Declension

Declension of scafa

Positive	singular		plural
	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

Verb

scafa

1. past participle of scamh

Mutation

Mutated forms of scafa

radical	lenition	eclipsis
scafa	not applicable	not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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

Inherited from Latin scapha.

Noun

scafa f (plural scafe)

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Etymology 2

Verb

scafa

1. inflection of scafare:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• scafa in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Old English

Noun

sċēafa m

1. alternative form of sċāfa