Efa
Greenlandic
Etymology
Borrowed from DanishCategory:Greenlandic terms borrowed from Danish#EFACategory:Greenlandic terms derived from Danish#EFA Efraim.
Pronunciation
- (Nuuk) IPA(key): /ifa/, [ɜ.fa]Category:Greenlandic terms with IPA pronunciation#EFA
Proper noun
EfaCategory:Greenlandic lemmas#EFACategory:Greenlandic proper nouns#EFACategory:Greenlandic entries with incorrect language header#EFACategory:Pages with entries#EFACategory:Pages with 2 entries#EFA
- a male given name from DanishCategory:Greenlandic given names#EFACategory:Greenlandic male given names#EFACategory:Greenlandic male given names from Danish#EFA
Usage notes
- This spelling is used in the old and new orthography.
References
- Nuka Møller: Kalaallit aqqi (Greenlandic personal names), Oqaasileriffik 2015, →ISBN
- Danskernes navne 2005, including the residents of Greenland
Welsh
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈɛva/Category:Welsh terms with IPA pronunciation#EFA
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈe(ː)va/, /ˈɛva/Category:Welsh terms with IPA pronunciation#EFA
Proper noun
Efa fCategory:Welsh lemmas#EFACategory:Welsh proper nouns#EFACategory:Welsh entries with incorrect language header#EFACategory:Welsh feminine nouns#EFACategory:Pages with entries#EFACategory:Pages with 2 entries#EFA
- a male given name from Hebrew חַוָּה, equivalent to English EveCategory:Welsh given names#EFACategory:Welsh male given names#EFACategory:Welsh male given names from Hebrew#EFA
- buck's-horn plantainCategory:Entries missing English vernacular names of taxa#buck's-horn%20plantain (Plantago coronopus)
- Synonym: llyriad corn carw
Coordinate terms
- Adda (“Adam”)
Derived terms
- Adda ac Efa (“monkshood, early purple orchid”)
- llysiau Efa (“buck's-horn plantain”)
- plant Efa (“children of Eve, the human race”)
Mutation
| radical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Efa | unchanged | unchanged | Hefa |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- Cymdeithas Edward Llwyd (2018), “Y Bywiadur”, in Llên natur, retrieved 30 October 2025.