fanga

See also: fånga

English

Etymology

From Portuguese fanga, from Andalusian Arabic فَنِيقَة (faníqa, “sack”), from Arabic فَنِيقَة (fanīqa). Doublet of fanega.

Noun

fanga (plural fangas)

1. (historical) A traditional Portuguese dry measure, equal to about 50–75 liters at different places and times.

Coordinate terms

• alqueire (¹⁄₄ fanga), moio (15 fangas)

Anagrams

• FAANG, Fagan

Bambara

Noun

fanga

1. power, force

   Fanga b'a la.

   He is strong

   Amadu Tumani Ture sigira fanga la tuguni.

   Amadu Tumani Ture is in power again.

2. authority

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin vanga. Influenced by fang (“mud”), because the tool is often used on muddy soil or muck.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈfaŋ.ɡə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈfaŋ.ɡa]

• Audio (Barcelona):

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Noun

fanga f (plural fangues)

1. spade, spading fork

Derived terms

• fangar
• palafanga

Further reading

• “fanga”, 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

Icelandic

Etymology

Likely a loanword from Middle Low German fangen, from Proto-Germanic *fanhaną. Doublet of fá (“to get, to receive”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfauŋka/
• Rhymes: -auŋka

Verb

fanga (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative fangaði, supine fangað)

1. to capture, to seize [with accusative]

   Synonyms: handsama, grípa, þrífa

Conjugation

fanga – active voice (germynd)

infinitive nafnháttur		að fanga
supine sagnbót		fangað
present participle lýsingarháttur nútíðar		fangandi
		indicative framsöguháttur			subjunctive viðtengingarháttur
		present nútíð	past þátíð		present nútíð	past þátíð
singular	ég	fanga	fangaði		fangi	fangaði
	þú	fangar	fangaðir		fangir	fangaðir
	hann, hún, það	fangar	fangaði		fangi	fangaði
plural	við	föngum	fönguðum		föngum	fönguðum
	þið	fangið	fönguðuð		fangið	fönguðuð
	þeir, þær, þau	fanga	fönguðu		fangi	fönguðu
		imperative boðháttur
singular	þú	fanga (þú), fangaðu
plural	þið	fangið (þið), fangiði1

¹ Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

fangast – mediopassive voice (miðmynd)

infinitive nafnháttur		að fangast
supine sagnbót		fangast
present participle lýsingarháttur nútíðar		fangandist (rare; see appendix)
		indicative framsöguháttur			subjunctive viðtengingarháttur
		present nútíð	past þátíð		present nútíð	past þátíð
singular	ég	fangast	fangaðist		fangist	fangaðist
	þú	fangast	fangaðist		fangist	fangaðist
	hann, hún, það	fangast	fangaðist		fangist	fangaðist
plural	við	föngumst	fönguðumst		föngumst	fönguðumst
	þið	fangist	fönguðust		fangist	fönguðust
	þeir, þær, þau	fangast	fönguðust		fangist	fönguðust
		imperative boðháttur
singular	þú	fangast (þú), fangastu
plural	þið	fangist (þið), fangisti1

¹ Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

fangaður — past participle (lýsingarháttur þátíðar)

strong declension (sterk beyging)	singular (eintala)			plural (fleirtala)
	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)
nominative (nefnifall)	fangaður	fönguð	fangað	fangaðir	fangaðar	fönguð
accusative (þolfall)	fangaðan	fangaða	fangað	fangaða	fangaðar	fönguð
dative (þágufall)	fönguðum	fangaðri	fönguðu	fönguðum	fönguðum	fönguðum
genitive (eignarfall)	fangaðs	fangaðrar	fangaðs	fangaðra	fangaðra	fangaðra
weak declension (veik beyging)	singular (eintala)			plural (fleirtala)
	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)
nominative (nefnifall)	fangaði	fangaða	fangaða	fönguðu	fönguðu	fönguðu
accusative (þolfall)	fangaða	fönguðu	fangaða	fönguðu	fönguðu	fönguðu
dative (þágufall)	fangaða	fönguðu	fangaða	fönguðu	fönguðu	fönguðu
genitive (eignarfall)	fangaða	fönguðu	fangaða	fönguðu	fönguðu	fönguðu

Related terms

• fangelsi (“prison”)
• fangi (“prisoner”)

Italian

Noun

fanga f (uncountable)

1. (central-southern Italy) alternative form of fango (“mud”)

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• fanget

Verb

fanga

1. inflection of fange:
   1. simple past
   2. past participle

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɑŋːɑ/

Noun

fanga n

1. definite plural of fang

Etymology 2

From Middle Low German vangen and Old Norse fanga.

Alternative forms

• fange

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²fɑŋːɑ/

Verb

fanga (present tense fangar, past tense fanga, past participle fanga, passive infinitive fangast, present participle fangande, imperative fanga/fang)

1. to catch, to capture

See also

• fangst

References

• “fanga” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Polish

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ˈfaŋ.ɡa/

• (Greater Poland):
  • (Central Greater Poland) IPA^(key): [ˈfaŋ.ɡa]
• (Masovia):
  • (Far Masovian) IPA^(key): [ˈfaŋ.ɡa]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -aŋɡa
• Syllabification: fan‧ga

Etymology 1

Borrowed from German Fang.

Noun

fanga f

1. (sports, palant) fly ball, high arc ball flight
2. (colloquial) punch, biff

   Synonyms: cios, uderzenie

Declension

Declension of fanga

	singular	plural
nominative	fanga	fangi
genitive	fangi	fang
dative	fandze	fangom
accusative	fangę	fangi
instrumental	fangą	fangami
locative	fandze	fangach
vocative	fango	fangi

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

fanga

1. inflection of fango:
   1. genitive singular
   2. nominative/accusative/vocative plural

Further reading

• fanga in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• Hieronim Łopaciński (1892), “fanga”, in “Przyczynki do nowego słownika języka polskiego (słownik wyrazów ludowych z Lubelskiego i innych okolic Królestwa Polskiego)”, in Prace Filologiczne (in Polish), volume 4, Warsaw: skł. gł. w Księgarni E. Wende i Ska, page 194

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• fanega

Etymology

From Andalusian Arabic فَنِيقَة (faníqa, “sack”), from Arabic فَنِيقَة (fanīqa). Cognate with Spanish fanega.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfɐ̃.ɡɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfɐ̃.ɡɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfɐ̃.ɡa/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈfɐ̃.ɡɐ/

Noun

fanga m (plural fangas)

1. (historical) fanga, Portuguese sack, a traditional unit of dry volume equal to about 50–75 litres at different places and times

Coordinate terms

• alqueire (¹⁄₄ fanga), moio (15 fangas)

Further reading

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

Silesian

Etymology

Borrowed from German Fang.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfaŋ.ɡa/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -aŋɡa
• Syllabification: fan‧ga

Noun

fanga f

1. (Cieszyn) punch, biff
2. (metallurgy, Cieszyn) ladle

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

From Dutch vangen.

Verb

fanga

1. to catch

Noun

fanga

1. catch