bega

bega

See also: Bega, bėga, and begå

English

Noun

bega (plural begas)

1. Alternative form of bigha

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for bega in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913)

Anagrams

• EGBA, Egba, Gabe, beag

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Dutch

Pronunciation

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Verb

bega

1. first-person singular present indicative of begaan
2. (archaic) singular present subjunctive of begaan
3. imperative of begaan

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Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɛ.ɡa/, /ˈbe.ɡa/[1]
• Rhymes: -ɛɡa, -eɡa
• Hyphenation: bè‧ga, bé‧ga

Etymology 1

From Gothic *𐌱𐌴𐌲𐌰 (*bēga, “quarrel”), ultimately from the root of Proto-Germanic *bēganą.

Noun

bega f (plural beghe)

1. quarrel, dispute
2. (by extension) a troubled situation

Derived terms

• begare

Further reading

• bega in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

bega

1. inflection of begare:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

References

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

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Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• begav

Verb

bega

1. simple past of begi

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Phuthi

Verb

-bega

1. to cut into strips (meat for cooking)

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

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Sardinian

Alternative forms

• ega, vega

Etymology

Possibly a borrowing from Spanish vega. Ultimate origin is unknown, but it is likely akin to Galician veiga and Basque ibai (“river”), ibar (“valley”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbeɡa/, [ˈbɛː.ɣä]

Noun

bega

1. fertile valley

References

• “bega” in Ditzionàriu in línia de sa limba e de sa cultura sarda (2016). Searchable in multiple languages at ditzionariu.sardegnacultura.it

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Slovene

Noun

béga

1. inflection of bẹ̑g:
   1. genitive singular
   2. nominative/accusative dual

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Swahili

Pronunciation

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Noun

bega (ma class, plural mabega)

1. shoulder