cofia

Alternative forms

• coifa

Etymology

Debated. From Late Latin cofia, of possible West Germanic origin.^[1] Compare Middle High German kupfe (“cap”), Old High German kupphia (“cap”), English coif, French coiffer.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɔfja̝/

Noun

cofia f (plural cofias)

1. coif, hood (traditionally made in lace and worn by women)
   • 1746, frei Martín Sarmiento, Coloquio de 24 gallegos rústicos:

     comprarein na vila cousas a desexo: corpiño, manguiñas, cintiñas, ourelos, e mais unha coifa e mais un espello

     I'll buy in town everything I'd wish: bodice, sleeves, ribbons, borders, and a coif and a mirror

   Synonym: touca

2. cloth-like tissue which surrounds the guts of animals

   Synonym: touca

3. (archaic) helm, helmet

References

• “cofia” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006-2012.
• “cofya” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006-2016.
• “cofia” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
• “cofia” in Santamarina, Antón (coord.): Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
• “cofia” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Noun

cofia f (plural cofie)

1. cap

   brimless cylindrical cap with a flat crown, worn by men in Somalia

Verb

cofia

1. third-person singular present indicative of cofiar
2. second-person singular imperative of cofiar

Etymology

From Late Latin cofia, of West Germanic origin. See also Middle High German kupfe (“cap”), Old High German kupphia (“cap”), English coif.

Noun

cofia f (plural cofias)

1. cap (head covering of a nurse or waitress)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɔvja/

Verb

cofia

1. second-person singular imperative of cofio
2. (literary) third-person singular present / future of cofio
3. (colloquial) first-person singular future of cofio

Mutation