colf

Italian edit

Etymology edit

Abbreviation of collaboratrice familiare.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈkɔlf/^[1]
Rhymes: -ɔlf
Hyphenation: còlf

Noun edit

colf f (invariable)

a home help

References edit

^ colf in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Scots edit

Alternative forms edit

culf, calf

Etymology edit

From Early Scots calfat, borrowed from French calfater.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): [kɔlf], [kʌlf]

Verb edit

colf (third-person singular simple present colfs, present participle colfin, simple past colft, past participle colft)

(transitive) to fill in (a hole)
(transitive) to wad (a gun)

References edit

“COLF, Culf, Calf, v. and n.” in the Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries.

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