gaffa

Signification (Anglais)

gaff (hooked pole)

Concepts

gaffe

Traductions

Bootshaken

boat-hook

gafa

bichero

boathook

pike pole

fire-hook

Enterhaken

γάντζος πλοίο

Coupé comme

gàf‧fa

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈɡaf.fa/

Étymologie (Anglais)

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”).