stafa

Icelandic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈstaːva/
    Rhymes: -aːva

Etymology 1

From Old Norse stafa, from stafr (Icelandic stafur (staff, pole; (wooden) pillar; pillar of light)).

Verb

stafa (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative stafaði, supine stafað)

  1. (transitive, with accusative) to spell
    Hvernig stafarðu þetta orð?
    How do you spell this word?
  2. (transitive, with dative) to radiate, emanate
  3. (with preposition af + dative) to result, stem (from), be caused (by)
Conjugation

Etymology 2

Noun

stafa

  1. indefinite genitive plural of stafur

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