viga

English

Etymology

From Spanish viga.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈviːɡə/

Noun

viga (plural vigas)

1. a roughly made rafter or roof timber, especially in a Latin American village
   • 1992: The vigas were partly down and hunters or herdsmen had built fires in the floor. — Cormac McCarthy, All The Pretty Horses

Anagrams

• vagi

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Asturian

Noun

viga f (plural vigues)

1. beam

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Italian

Verb

viga

1. third-person singular present subjunctive of vigere

Anagrams

• Gavi, vagì

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Spanish

Etymology

Origin uncertain; probably from Latin bīga ‘tree-trunk’. Cognate with Portuguese viga, Catalan biga, Occitan biga.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈbiɡa/

Noun

viga f (plural vigas)

1. timber, beam, rafter

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Swedish

Adjective

viga

1. absolute singular definite and plural form of vig

Verb

viga (present viger, preterite vigde, supine vigt, imperative vig)

1. marry; to unite in wedlock or matrimony
2. devote something for a specific purpose

   Han har vigt sitt liv åt att hjälpa andra.

   He has devoted his life to helping others.

Conjugation

Conjugation of viga

	Active	Passive
Infinitive	viga	vigas
Present tense	viger	vigs, viges
Past tense	vigde	vigdes
Supine	vigt	vigts
Imperative	vig	—
Present participle	vigande
Past participle	vigd

Related terms

• inviga
• vigsel
• vigvatten

See also

• gifta

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Volapük

Noun

viga

1. genitive singular form of vig