gaffa

Significat (Anglès)

gaff (hooked pole)

Traduccions

gaffe

Bootshaken

boat-hook

gafa

boathook

pike pole

fire-hook

Enterhaken

γάντζος πλοίο

bichero

Amb guionet com a

gàf‧fa

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈɡaf.fa/

Etimologia (Anglès)

From Middle French gaffe, from Old Occitan gaf (“hook”), derivative of gafar (“to seize”), either from Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐍆- (gaf-), preterite stem of 𐌲𐌹𐌱𐌰𐌽 (giban, “to give”) or from 𐌲𐌰𐍆𐌰𐌷 (gafah, “clasp”), from 𐌲𐌰- (ga-) (intensifier) + 𐍆𐌰𐌷𐌰𐌽 (fahan, “to catch”).