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

• 阿美語中部方言辭典 [Dictionary of the Central Dialect of Amis]‎^[1] (in Chinese), Taiwan: Council of Indigenous Peoples, 2024

Catalan

Alternative forms

• ef
• efe (Valencia)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern) [ˈe̞.fə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Central) [ˈe.fə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [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
• Syllabification^(key): e‧fa
• 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

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse efa, ifa (“to doubt”).

Cognate with Norwegian Bokmål (dialectal) eve (“to doubt”).

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	past þátíð		present nútíð	past þátíð
singular	ég	efa	efaði		efi	efaði
	þú	efar	efaðir		efir	efaðir
	hann, hún, það	efar	efaði		efi	efaði
plural	við	efum	efuðum		efum	efuðum
	þið	efið	efuðuð		efið	efuðuð
	þeir, þær, þau	efa	efuðu		efi	efuðu
		imperative boðháttur
singular	þú	efa (þú), efaðu
plural	þið	efið (þið), efiði1

¹ 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 (rare; see appendix)
		indicative framsöguháttur			subjunctive viðtengingarháttur
		present nútíð	past þátíð		present nútíð	past þátíð
singular	ég	efast	efaðist		efist	efaðist
	þú	efast	efaðist		efist	efaðist
	hann, hún, það	efast	efaðist		efist	efaðist
plural	við	efumst	efuðumst		efumst	efuðumst
	þið	efist	efuðust		efist	efuðust
	þeir, þær, þau	efast	efuðust		efist	efuðust
		imperative boðháttur
singular	þú	efast (þú), efastu
plural	þið	efist (þið), efisti1

¹ 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 Vocabolario Treccani on line (in Italian), Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana, 2026

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 (collective efanɨaɨ)

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
sequential	efanona	efaɨaɨnona

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]

• Audio:

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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