figga

Italian

Verb

figga

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

Anagrams

• faggi

Sassarese

Alternative forms

• figa (Sedini)

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *fīca, alternative form of Classical Latin fīcus, of uncertain further origin.

Pronunciation

• (Turritan) IPA^(key): /ˈfiɡɡa/

Noun

figga f (plural figghi)

1. fig (fruit)
   • 1866, “Cap. XXIV”, in Giovanni Spano, transl., L'ebagneliu sigundu S. Matteju [The Gospel according to St. Matthew]‎^[1] (overall work in Italian and Sassarese), London, translation of Evangelium secundum Matthaeum, verse 32, page 99:

     Dall’alburu di la figga apprendiddi chilta parabula: candu li so’ rami sò già tennari e ilpuntani li fogli, cunnisciddi, chi l’iltiu è vizinu

     And from the tree of the fig learn this parable: when its brancesh are already tender, and the leaves come out, you know that the summer is near

   • c. 19^th century, Antonio Luigi Agnesa, “Il testamento [The will]”, in Giovanni Spano, editor, Canti popolari in dialetto sassarese‎^[2], volume 2 (overall work in Italian and Sassarese), Cagliari, published 1873, song 64, page 157:

     Eju Rundanu Epicuru
     Gran re di li babbarrotti
     Principi di li figghi cotti

     I, Rundanu Epicuru, great king of housemartins, prince of cooked figs

   • 1956, Salvator Ruju, “Un fórru v’éra... [There was an oven...]”, in Agnireddu e Rusina; republished as Caterina Ruju, editor, Sassari véccia e nóba, Nuoro: Ilisso edizioni, 2001, →ISBN, page 118:

     Tu, Rusì, a cabidannu
     n’infurrabi di curiri:
     figa butada e gintiri,
     ginubesa e cannaera.

     In September, Rosina, you used to put a lot of sievefuls in the oven: buttadda fig and gintiri, ginubesa and cannaera.

2. fig (tree)
   • c. 19^th century, anonymous author, “[untitled song]”, in Giovanni Spano, editor, Canti popolari in dialetto sassarese‎^[3], volume 2 (overall work in Italian and Sassarese), Cagliari, published 1873, song 71, page 172:

     Candu la foglia di figga
     È manna cant’un pedi di noeddu
     Dròmmiddi un pogareddu

     When the leaf of the fig is as large as a calf's hoof, sleep just a bit

3. (anatomy) Adam's apple

References

• Ugo Solinas (2016) “fìgga”, in Vocabolario sassarese-italiano fraseologico ed etimologico, volume 1, Sestu: Domus de Janas, →ISBN, page 520
• Giosue Muzzo (1981) “fìga”, in Vocabolario del dialetto sassarese, Chiarella Editore, →ISBN; republished, Sassari: Carlo Delfino editore, 2018, page 78