esquif
CatalanEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old Italian schifo (“small boat”), from Lombardic skif (“boat”), from Proto-Germanic *skipą (“boat, ship”). Cognate with English skiff, English ship.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
esquif m (plural esquifs)
- skiff (any of various types of boats small enough for sailing or rowing by one person)
Derived termsEdit
Further readingEdit
- “esquif”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
FrenchEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Middle French esquif, from Old Italian schifo (“small boat”), from Lombardic skif (“boat”), from Proto-Germanic *skipą (“boat, ship”).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
esquif m (plural esquifs)
Further readingEdit
- “esquif”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.