colf

Italian

Etymology

Abbreviation of collaboratrice familiare.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

colf f (invariable)

  1. a home help

References

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

Scots

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Early Scots calfat, borrowed from French calfater.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kɔlf], [kʌlf]

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) to fill in (a hole)
  2. (transitive) to wad (a gun)

References

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