sega
See also: Sega, segá, segà, segā, and Sęga
English
Noun
sega (uncountable)
- (music) A genre of popular music mainly associated with Mauritius.
Anagrams
- Sage, ages, geas, sage
Catalan
Etymology
From segar.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /ˈse.ɡə/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /ˈse.ɡa/
Noun
sega f (plural segues)
- reaping
- Synonym: segada
- harvest
- harvest time
- Synonym: messes
Verb
sega
- third-person singular present indicative form of segar
- second-person singular imperative form of segar
Further reading
- “sega” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Corsican
Alternative forms
- seca
Etymology
From the verb segà (“to saw”). Akin to Italian sega and French scie.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsɛɡa/
- Hyphenation: se‧ga
Noun
sega f (plural seghe)
- saw
- (vulgar) masturbation
References
- “sega, seca” in INFCOR: Banca di dati di a lingua corsa
Dibabawon Manobo
Noun
sega
- sun
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈse.ɡa/
- Rhymes: -eɡa
- Hyphenation: sé‧ga
Etymology 1
From the verb segare. Related to French scie, as well as (through Indo-European) German Säge, English saw, and other Germanic cognates.
Noun
sega f (plural seghe)
- saw
- (vulgar) wank, handjob
- farsi una sega
- to jerk off, to wank
Related terms
- motosega
- sega a dorso
- sega a nastro
- sega ad arco
- sega circolare
- segaiolo
- segare
- segatronchi
- segheria
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
sega
- inflection of segare:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Javanese
Alternative forms
- Carakan: ꦱꦼꦒ
- Roman: sêga
Noun
sega (ngoko sega, krama sekul)
- cooked rice
References
- “[ sega]” in Bausastra Jawa, Yogyakarta: The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Yogyakarta].
Latvian
Etymology
From segt (“to cover”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [sæɡa]
Noun
sega f (4th declension)
- blanket, quilt (large cloth used for covering, especially a bedcover)
- gultas sega ― bed blanket, cover
- bieza, silta sega ― thick, warm blanket
- ietīties, ievīstīties segā ― to wrap oneself in a blanket
- vatēta sega ― quilt blanket, comforter
- dekoratīva sienas sega ― decorative wall quilt
- kamanu sega ― sleigh blanket, cover
- galvas sega, galvassega ― headcovering (hats, scarves, etc.)
- ceļa sega ― road pavement
- a layer (of something) that covers (something else)
- bieza sniega sega ― a thick snow layer
- seglu, galda sega ― saddle, table cover
- asfalta sega ― a layer of asphalt (e.g., on a road)
- augu sega ― a layer of plants, vegetation
- clouds, fog, smoke, vapors (seen as covering something)
- zila dūmu sega ― a blanket of blue smoke
- tumšpelēkā mākoņu sega virs māju jumtiem ― a dark gray blanket of clouds over house roofs
Declension
Declension of sega (4th declension)
singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
---|---|---|
nominative (nominatīvs) | sega | segas |
accusative (akuzatīvs) | segu | segas |
genitive (ģenitīvs) | segas | segu |
dative (datīvs) | segai | segām |
instrumental (instrumentālis) | segu | segām |
locative (lokatīvs) | segā | segās |
vocative (vokatīvs) | sega | segas |
Derived terms
- galvassega, galvas sega
Lithuanian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈsʲæ̌ːɡɐ]
Verb
sẽga
- third-person singular present of segti
- third-person plural present of segti
Mamanwa
Noun
sega
- sun
Portuguese
Verb
sega
- inflection of segar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Samoan
Noun
sega
- lorikeet
Swedish
Etymology
seg + -a
Verb
sega (present segar, preterite segade, supine segat, imperative sega)
- (often reflexive) to move slowly
- Kön segar sig fram
- The queue slowly moves forward
- (colloquial, often reflexive) to be tardy (slow)
- De skulle kommit för en timme sen. Måste de sega hela tiden?
- They were supposed to be here an hour ago. Do they have to be so slow all the time?
- Sluta sega dig
- Hurry up
Conjugation
Conjugation of sega (weak)
Active | Passive | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Infinitive | sega | — | ||
Supine | segat | — | ||
Imperative | sega | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | segen | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | segar | segade | — | — |
Ind. plural1 | sega | segade | — | — |
Subjunctive2 | sege | segade | — | — |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | segande | |||
Past participle | — | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
Adjective
sega
- absolute singular definite and plural form of seg.
References
- sega in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- sega in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- sega in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
Tswana
Verb
sega
- to cut
Veps
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
sega
- hindrance, obstacle, impediment
Inflection
Inflection of sega (inflection type 5/sana) | |||
---|---|---|---|
nominative sing. | sega | ||
genitive sing. | segan | ||
partitive sing. | segad | ||
partitive plur. | segoid | ||
singular | plural | ||
nominative | sega | segad | |
accusative | segan | segad | |
genitive | segan | segoiden | |
partitive | segad | segoid | |
essive-instructive | segan | segoin | |
translative | segaks | segoikš | |
inessive | segas | segoiš | |
elative | segaspäi | segoišpäi | |
illative | segaha | segoihe | |
adessive | segal | segoil | |
ablative | segalpäi | segoilpäi | |
allative | segale | segoile | |
abessive | segata | segoita | |
comitative | seganke | segoidenke | |
prolative | segadme | segoidme | |
approximative I | seganno | segoidenno | |
approximative II | segannoks | segoidennoks | |
egressive | segannopäi | segoidennopäi | |
terminative I | segahasai | segoihesai | |
terminative II | segalesai | segoilesai | |
terminative III | segassai | — | |
additive I | segahapäi | segoihepäi | |
additive II | segalepäi | segoilepäi |
References
- Zajceva, N. G.; Mullonen, M. I. (2007), “помеха, препятствие”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary], Petrozavodsk: Periodika
Westrobothnian
Verb
sega
- (intransitive) trickle, drain; seep water
Noun
sega m (definite segan)
- water that seeps out from on high; flowing vein, constantly flowing liquid
Related terms
- såg
- siig
Yami
Verb
sega
- to draw