Mêtî

gaffa

(Îngilîzî)

gaff (hooked pole)

Bi hîfenê ve hatîye girêdan wek
gàf‧fa
Wekî (IPA) tê bilêvkirin
/ˈɡaf.fa/
Etîmolojî (Îngilîzî)

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”).

Sign in to write sticky notes
External links