olga

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See also: Olga, ólga, òlga, Òlga, Oľga, Olgą, Òlgą, and Òlgã

Galician

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (standard) /ˈɔlɡa/ [ˈɔɫ.ɣ̞ɐ]
  • IPA(key): (gheada) /ˈɔlħa/ [ˈɔɫ.ħɐ]

 

  • Hyphenation: ol‧ga

Etymology 1

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From a pre-Roman substrate of Iberia *olka, from Proto-Celtic *ɸolkā (arable land), from Proto-Indo-European *polḱeh₂.[1]

Noun

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olga m (plural olgas)

  1. (agriculture) strip of land
  2. open path in the snow
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Etymology 2

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Perhaps from Latin ulva.[2]

Noun

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olga m (plural olgas)

  1. (botany) seaweed
    Synonyms: alga, ouca

References

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  1. ^ Grzega, Joachim (2001) Romania Gallica Cisalpina etymologisch-geolinguistische Studien zu den oberitalienisch-rätoromanischen Keltizismen[1], Tübingen: M. Niemeyer, →ISBN, page 132 – via De Gruyter.
  2. ^ Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) “ova”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

Karelian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *olka, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *wolka.

Noun

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olga

  1. shoulder