giga

giga

See also: giga-

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡiɡɑ/, [ˈɡiɡɑ]
• Rhymes: -iɡɑ
• Syllabification^(key): gi‧ga

Noun

giga

1. (computing, colloquial) Short for gigatavu (“gigabyte”).
2. (computing, colloquial) Short for gigabitti (“gigabit”).

Declension

Inflection of giga (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		giga	gigat
genitive		gigan	gigojen
partitive		gigaa	gigoja
illative		gigaan	gigoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		giga	gigat
accusative	nom.	giga	gigat
	gen.	gigan
genitive		gigan	gigojen gigainrare
partitive		gigaa	gigoja
inessive		gigassa	gigoissa
elative		gigasta	gigoista
illative		gigaan	gigoihin
adessive		gigalla	gigoilla
ablative		gigalta	gigoilta
allative		gigalle	gigoille
essive		gigana	gigoina
translative		gigaksi	gigoiksi
instructive		—	gigoin
abessive		gigatta	gigoitta
comitative		—	gigoineen

Possessive forms of giga (type kala)
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	gigani	gigamme
2nd person	gigasi	giganne
3rd person	gigansa

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Iban

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡiɡaʔ]
• Hyphenation: gi‧ga
• Rhymes: -iɡa

Verb

giga

1. to find

Derived terms

• begiga
• digiga
• ngiga
   

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Italian

Noun

giga f (plural gighe)

1. gigue
2. jig

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʒi.ɡɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʒi.ɡɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʒi.ɡa/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʒi.ɡɐ/ [ˈʒi.ɣɐ]

Etymology 1

Unknown.

Noun

giga f (plural gigas)

1. flat basket

Etymology 2

Clipping of gigabyte.

Noun

giga m (plural gigas or giga)

1. Clipping of gigabyte.

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Spanish

Etymology 1

From Old French gigue

Alternative forms

• jiga

Noun

giga f (plural gigas)

1. (dancing) jig

Noun

giga m (plural gigas)

1. gigabyte; giga

Further reading

• “giga”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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Yagara

Noun

giga

1. shoulder

References

• State Library of Queensland, Indigenous Language Wordlists Turubul Body Parts.