gáfa

See also: gafa and gafá

Icelandic

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German gābe, from Old Saxon *gāva, from Proto-West Germanic *gābā (“gift, giving”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkauːva/
• Rhymes: -auːva

Noun

gáfa f (genitive singular gáfu, nominative plural gáfur)

1. talent, gift

Declension

Declension of gáfa (feminine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	gáfa	gáfan	gáfur	gáfurnar
accusative	gáfu	gáfuna	gáfur	gáfurnar
dative	gáfu	gáfunni	gáfum	gáfunum
genitive	gáfu	gáfunnar	gáfa	gáfanna

Synonyms

• (talent): hæfileiki, atgervi

Related terms

• gáfaður (“talented; intelligent”)

Anagrams

• fága