efa

See also: ẹfa, Efa, EFA, ɛ̀fá, and èfǎ

Translingual

Symbol

efa

1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Efai.

See also

• Wiktionary's coverage of Efai terms

Amis

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

efa

1. horse

References

• “Entry #”, in 阿美語中部方言辭典 [Dictionary of the Central Dialect of Amis]‎^[1] (in Chinese), Taiwan: Council of Indigenous Peoples, 2021

Catalan

Alternative forms

• ef
• efe (Valencia)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈe.fə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈe.fa]

Noun

efa f (plural efes)

1. The name of the Latin-script letter F/f.

Finnish

Etymology

Ultimately from Hindi अफई (aphaī).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈefɑ/, [ˈe̞fɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -efɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): efa

Noun

efa

1. saw-scaled viper, Indian saw-scaled viper, little Indian viper (Echis carinatus)

Declension

Inflection of efa (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		efa	efat
genitive		efan	efojen
partitive		efaa	efoja
illative		efaan	efoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		efa	efat
accusative	nom.	efa	efat
	gen.	efan
genitive		efan	efojen efain rare
partitive		efaa	efoja
inessive		efassa	efoissa
elative		efasta	efoista
illative		efaan	efoihin
adessive		efalla	efoilla
ablative		efalta	efoilta
allative		efalle	efoille
essive		efana	efoina
translative		efaksi	efoiksi
abessive		efatta	efoitta
instructive		—	efoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of efa (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative efani efani accusative nom. efani efani gen. efani genitive efani efojeni efaini rare partitive efaani efojani inessive efassani efoissani elative efastani efoistani illative efaani efoihini adessive efallani efoillani ablative efaltani efoiltani allative efalleni efoilleni essive efanani efoinani translative efakseni efoikseni abessive efattani efoittani instructive — — comitative — efoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative efasi efasi accusative nom. efasi efasi gen. efasi genitive efasi efojesi efaisi rare partitive efaasi efojasi inessive efassasi efoissasi elative efastasi efoistasi illative efaasi efoihisi adessive efallasi efoillasi ablative efaltasi efoiltasi allative efallesi efoillesi essive efanasi efoinasi translative efaksesi efoiksesi abessive efattasi efoittasi instructive — — comitative — efoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative efamme efamme accusative nom. efamme efamme gen. efamme genitive efamme efojemme efaimme rare partitive efaamme efojamme inessive efassamme efoissamme elative efastamme efoistamme illative efaamme efoihimme adessive efallamme efoillamme ablative efaltamme efoiltamme allative efallemme efoillemme essive efanamme efoinamme translative efaksemme efoiksemme abessive efattamme efoittamme instructive — — comitative — efoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative efanne efanne accusative nom. efanne efanne gen. efanne genitive efanne efojenne efainne rare partitive efaanne efojanne inessive efassanne efoissanne elative efastanne efoistanne illative efaanne efoihinne adessive efallanne efoillanne ablative efaltanne efoiltanne allative efallenne efoillenne essive efananne efoinanne translative efaksenne efoiksenne abessive efattanne efoittanne instructive — — comitative — efoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative efansa efansa accusative nom. efansa efansa gen. efansa genitive efansa efojensa efainsa rare partitive efaansa efojaan efojansa inessive efassaan efassansa efoissaan efoissansa elative efastaan efastansa efoistaan efoistansa illative efaansa efoihinsa adessive efallaan efallansa efoillaan efoillansa ablative efaltaan efaltansa efoiltaan efoiltansa allative efalleen efallensa efoilleen efoillensa essive efanaan efanansa efoinaan efoinansa translative efakseen efaksensa efoikseen efoiksensa abessive efattaan efattansa efoittaan efoittansa instructive — — comitative — efoineen efoinensa

Synonyms

• pyramidikyy

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛːva/

  Rhymes: -ɛːva

  Homophone: Eva

Verb

efa (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative efaði, supine efað)

1. to doubt

Conjugation

efa — active voice (germynd)

infinitive (nafnháttur)		að efa
supine (sagnbót)		efað
present participle (lýsingarháttur nútíðar)		efandi
	indicative (framsöguháttur)			subjunctive (viðtengingarháttur)
present (nútíð)	ég efa	við efum	present (nútíð)	ég efi	við efum
	þú efar	þið efið		þú efir	þið efið
	hann, hún, það efar	þeir, þær, þau efa		hann, hún, það efi	þeir, þær, þau efi
past (þátíð)	ég efaði	við efuðum	past (þátíð)	ég efaði	við efuðum
	þú efaðir	þið efuðuð		þú efaðir	þið efuðuð
	hann, hún, það efaði	þeir, þær, þau efuðu		hann, hún, það efaði	þeir, þær, þau efuðu
imperative (boðháttur)	efa (þú)	efið (þið)
	Forms with appended personal pronoun
	efaðu	efiði *
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

efast — mediopassive voice (miðmynd)

infinitive (nafnháttur)		að efast
supine (sagnbót)		efast
present participle (lýsingarháttur nútíðar)		efandist ** ** the mediopassive present participle is extremely rare and normally not used; it is never used attributively or predicatively, only for explicatory subclauses
	indicative (framsöguháttur)			subjunctive (viðtengingarháttur)
present (nútíð)	ég efast	við efumst	present (nútíð)	ég efist	við efumst
	þú efast	þið efist		þú efist	þið efist
	hann, hún, það efast	þeir, þær, þau efast		hann, hún, það efist	þeir, þær, þau efist
past (þátíð)	ég efaðist	við efuðumst	past (þátíð)	ég efaðist	við efuðumst
	þú efaðist	þið efuðust		þú efaðist	þið efuðust
	hann, hún, það efaðist	þeir, þær, þau efuðust		hann, hún, það efaðist	þeir, þær, þau efuðust
imperative (boðháttur)	efast (þú)	efist (þið)
	Forms with appended personal pronoun
	efastu	efisti *
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

efaður — past participle (lýsingarháttur þátíðar)

strong declension (sterk beyging)	singular (eintala)				plural (fleirtala)
	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)		masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)
nominative (nefnifall)	efaður	efuð	efað		efaðir	efaðar	efuð
accusative (þolfall)	efaðan	efaða	efað		efaða	efaðar	efuð
dative (þágufall)	efuðum	efaðri	efuðu		efuðum	efuðum	efuðum
genitive (eignarfall)	efaðs	efaðrar	efaðs		efaðra	efaðra	efaðra
weak declension (veik beyging)	singular (eintala)				plural (fleirtala)
	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)		masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)
nominative (nefnifall)	efaði	efaða	efaða		efuðu	efuðu	efuðu
accusative (þolfall)	efaða	efuðu	efaða		efuðu	efuðu	efuðu
dative (þágufall)	efaða	efuðu	efaða		efuðu	efuðu	efuðu
genitive (eignarfall)	efaða	efuðu	efaða		efuðu	efuðu	efuðu

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Biblical Hebrew אֵיפָה (eifá).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛ.fa/
• Rhymes: -ɛfa
• Hyphenation: è‧fa

Noun

efa f (plural efe)

1. (historical units of measure) ephah

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• afe

Murui Huitoto

efa
Root	Classifier
efa-	-fa

Efa.

Etymology

Cognates include Minica Huitoto efa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɛɸa]
• Hyphenation: e‧fa

Noun

efa

1. macaw

Declension

Declension of efa

	singular	plural
Absolutive	efa	efaɨaɨ
Nominative	efadɨ	efaɨaɨdɨ
Accusative	efana	efaɨaɨna
Dative/Locative	efamo	efaɨaɨmo
Ablative	efamona	efaɨaɨmona
Instrumental	efado	efaɨaɨdo
Causal	efari	efaɨaɨri
Privative	efanino	efaɨaɨnino

References

• Shirley Burtch (1983) Diccionario Huitoto Murui (Tomo I) (Linguistica Peruana No. 20)‎^[2] (in Spanish), Yarinacocha, Peru: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, page 75
• Katarzyna Izabela Wojtylak (2017) A grammar of Murui (Bue): a Witotoan language of Northwest Amazonia.‎^[3], Townsville: James Cook University press (PhD thesis), page 220

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Eppich.

Pronunciation

• (Greater Poland):
  • (Chełmno-Dobrzyń) IPA^(key): /ˈɛ.fa/

Noun

efa f

1. (Chełmno-Dobrzyń) Synonym of bluszcz

Further reading

• Antoni Krasnowolski (1879) “efa”, in Album uczącéj się młodzieży polskiéj poświęcone Józefowi Ignacemu Kraszewskiemu z powodu jubileuszu jego pięćdziesięcioletniéj działalności literackiéj (in Polish), Lviv: Czytelni Akademickiéj Lwowskiéj; "Gaz. Narod." J. Dobrzańskiego i K. Gromana, Słowniczek prowincjalizmów zebranych w ziemi chełmińskiej i świeckiej, page 301