brigada

See also: brigáda

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from French brigade.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [bɾiˈɣa.ðə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [bɾiˈɣa.ða]

Noun

brigada f (plural brigades)

1. brigade

Derived terms

• brigadista

Related terms

• brigadier

Further reading

• “brigada”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

Crimean Tatar

Noun

brigada

1. brigade

Declension

Declension of brigada

	singular	plural
nominative	brigada	brigadalar
genitive	brigadanıñ	brigadalarnıñ
dative	brigadağa	brigadalarğa
accusative	brigadanı	brigadalarnı
locative	brigadada	brigadalarda
ablative	brigadadan	brigadalardan

References

• Mirjejev, V. A.; Usejinov, S. M. (2002), Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]‎^[1], Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN
• “brigada”, in Luğatçıq (in Russian)

Galician

Etymology

Ultimately from French brigade.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bɾiˈɣaðɐ]

Noun

brigada f (plural brigadas)

1. (military) brigade (military unit composed of several regiments)
2. team, squad

References

• Antón Santamarina, editor (2006–2013), “brigada”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Santamarina, Ernesto X. González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “brigada”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “brigada”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Ingrian

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian бригада (brigada).

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈbriɡɑdɑ/, [ˈbriɡɑˑd]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈbriɡɑːdɑ/, [ˈprikˑɑːd̥ɑ]
• Rhymes: -iɡɑd, -iɡɑːdɑ
• Hyphenation: bri‧ga‧da

Noun

brigada

1. brigade

Declension

Declension of brigada (type 3/kana, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	brigada	brigadat
genitive	brigadan	brigadoin
partitive	brigadaa	brigadoja
illative	brigadaa	brigadoihe
inessive	brigadaas	brigadois
elative	brigadast	brigadoist
allative	brigadalle	brigadoille
adessive	brigadaal	brigadoil
ablative	brigadalt	brigadoilt
translative	brigadaks	brigadoiks
essive	brigadanna, brigadaan	brigadoinna, brigadoin
exessive1)	brigadant	brigadoint
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

References

• Arvo Laanest (1978), Isuri keele ajalooline foneetika ja morfoloogia [The historical phonology and morphology of the Ingrian language]‎^[2], Tallinn, page 25

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /bɾiˈɡa.dɐ/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɾiˈɡa.dɐ/ [bɾiˈɣa.ðɐ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɾiˈɡa.dɐ/ [bɾiˈɣa.ðɐ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɾiˈɡa.dɐ/

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• Rhymes: -adɐ
• Hyphenation: bri‧ga‧da

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *bʰreg-

Proto-Indo-European *-eti

Proto-Indo-European *bʰrégeti

Proto-Germanic *brekanąder.?

Italian briga

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu.

Proto-Italic *-ājō

Proto-Italic *-āō

Latin -ō

Italian -are

Italian brigare

▲

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-tós

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos

Proto-Italic *-ātos

Latin -āta

Italian -ata

Italian brigatabor.

Middle French brigade

French brigadebor.

Portuguese brigada

Borrowed from French brigade.

Noun

brigada f (plural brigadas)

1. (military) brigade (military unit composed of several regiments)
2. brigade (group of people)

Derived terms

• brigadeiro
• brigadiano
• brigadista

Descendants

• → Javanese: ꦧꦽꦒꦢ (bregada)
  • → Indonesian: bregada

Etymology 2

Clipping of obrigada.

Interjection

brigada f

1. (colloquial, women's speech) thanks

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Participle

brigada f sg

1. feminine singular of brigado

Further reading

• “brigada”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “brigada”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

brigada f (Cyrillic spelling бригада)

1. brigade

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *bʰreg-

Proto-Indo-European *-eti

Proto-Indo-European *bʰrégeti

Proto-Germanic *brekanąder.?

Italian briga

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu.

Proto-Italic *-ājō

Proto-Italic *-āō

Latin -ō

Italian -are

Italian brigare

▲

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-tós

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos

Proto-Italic *-ātos

Latin -āta

Italian -ata

Italian brigatabor.

Middle French brigade

French brigadebor.

Spanish brigada

Borrowed from French brigade.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɾiˈɡada/ [bɾiˈɣ̞a.ð̞a]
• Rhymes: -ada
• Syllabification: bri‧ga‧da

Noun

brigada f (plural brigadas)

1. team, squad (organized group)
2. (military) brigade, a large military unit, smaller than a division, consisting of several regiments or battalions

Derived terms

• brigada de bomberos

Further reading

• “brigada”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025