faga
See also: fága and -faga
Asturian
Verb
faga
- first-person singular present subjunctive of facer
- third-person singular present subjunctive of facer
Galician
Verb
faga
- first-person singular present subjunctive of facer
- third-person singular present subjunctive of facer
Maltese
Root |
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f-g-j |
2 terms |
Alternative forms
- fega
Etymology
Integrated loan verb from Sicilian affugari, affucari, from Latin offocare.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfa.ɡa/
Verb
faga (imperfect jifga, past participle fgat)
- to choke, strangle
Conjugation
Conjugation of faga | ||||||||
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singular | plural | |||||||
1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | |||
perfect | m | fgajt | fgajt | faga | fgajna | fgajtu | fgaw | |
f | fgat | |||||||
imperfect | m | nifga | tifga | jifga | nifgaw | tifgaw | jifgaw | |
f | tifga | |||||||
imperative | ifga | ifgaw |
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
- fagene
Noun
faga n
- definite plural of fag
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
faga n
- definite plural of fag
Spanish
Verb
faga
- inflection of facer:
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- third-person singular imperative
Tokelauan
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Te faga (1).
Etymology
From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *faŋa. Cognates include Maori whanga and Samoan faga.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfa.ŋa/
- Hyphenation: fa‧ga
Noun
faga
- bay
- curve
- trap
Verb
faga
- (stative) to be curved
References
- R. Simona, editor (1986) Tokelau Dictionary, Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 58