faga

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See also: fága and -faga

Asturian

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Verb

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faga

  1. first-person singular present subjunctive of facer
  2. third-person singular present subjunctive of facer

Galician

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Verb

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faga

  1. inflection of facer:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative
  2. (reintegrationist norm) inflection of fazer:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Maltese

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Root
f-g-j
2 terms

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Integrated loan verb from Sicilian affugari, affucari, from Latin offocare. Cognate to English suffocate.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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faga (imperfect jifga, past participle fgat)

  1. to choke, strangle

Conjugation

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    Conjugation of faga
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m fgajt fgajt faga fgajna fgajtu fgaw
f fgat
imperfect m nifga tifga jifga nifgaw tifgaw jifgaw
f tifga
imperative ifga ifgaw

Norwegian Bokmål

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Alternative forms

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Noun

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faga n

  1. definite plural of fag

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Noun

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faga n

  1. definite plural of fag

Old English

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈfɑː.ɡɑ/, [ˈfɑː.ɣɑ]

Adjective

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fāga

  1. inflection of fāh:
    1. strong nominative/accusative feminine plural
    2. weak nominative masculine singular

Spanish

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Verb

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faga

  1. inflection of facer:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Tokelauan

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Te faga (1).

Etymology

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From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *faŋa. Cognates include Maori whanga and Samoan faga.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈha.ŋa]
  • Hyphenation: fa‧ga

Noun

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faga

  1. bay
  2. curve
  3. trap

Verb

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faga

  1. (stative) to be curved

References

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  • R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary[1], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 58