gafas

See also: gafás

Galician

Verb

gafas

1. second-person singular present indicative of gafar

Old Spanish

Adjective

gafas

1. feminine plural of gafo

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡafas/ [ˈɡa.fas]

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• Rhymes: -afas
• Syllabification: ga‧fas

Etymology 1

Unknown. Maybe related to French faire gaffe (“pay attention”), or German gaffen (“to stare”).

Possibly related to the Andalusian Arab scholar and ophtalmologist of the 12th century Muhammad ibn Aslam Al-Ghafiqi, an ophtalmologist. Eyeglasses “gafas” were named after him. (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

Noun

gafas f pl (plural only)

1. eyeglasses

   Synonym: lentes

2. sunglasses

   Synonym: lentes de sol

Derived terms

• gafas de sol
• gafudo

 

Noun

gafas f pl

1. plural of gafa

Etymology 2

Verb

gafas

1. second-person singular present indicative of gafar

Welsh

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈɡavas/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈɡaːvas/, /ˈɡavas/

Verb

gafas

1. Soft mutation of cafas.

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
cafas	gafas	nghafas	chafas
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.