ganga

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See also: Ganga, gāngà, gänga, and gånga

English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From French ganga, from Catalan ganga.

Noun[edit]

ganga (plural gangas)

  1. (dated) sandgrouse

Anagrams[edit]

Faroese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse ganga, from Proto-Germanic *ganganą, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰengʰ-.

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

ganga (third person singular past indicative gekk, third person plural past indicative gingu, supine gingið)

  1. to walk

Conjugation[edit]

   Conjugation of ganga
v-51
infinitive ganga
present participle gangandi
past participle a26 gingin
supine gingið
number singular plural
person first second third all
indicative eg tú hann/hon/tað vit, tit, teir/tær/tey, tygum
present gangi gongur gongur ganga
past gekk gekst gekk gingu
imperative – tú – tit
present — gakk! — gangið!

French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Catalan ganga, of imitative origin.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

ganga m (plural gangas)

  1. sandgrouse

Further reading[edit]

Anagrams[edit]

Icelandic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse ganga.

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

ganga (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative gekk, third-person plural past indicative gengu, supine gengið)

  1. (intransitive) to walk
    Hvert viltu ganga?
    Where do you want to walk to?
  2. (intransitive, of machinery) to work, operate, run
    Gengur klukkan?
    Does the clock work?
  3. (intransitive, well or badly, of progress) to go
    Hreinsunin gengur vel.
    The cleaning is going well.
  4. (intransitive) to fit, to go, to be satisfactory, to do
    Heldurðu að þessi kjóll gangi ekki við rauðu kápuna mína?
    Don't you think this dress will go with my red coat?

Conjugation[edit]

ganga — active voice (germynd)
infinitive
(nafnháttur)		 að ganga
supine
(sagnbót)		 gengið
present participle
(lýsingarháttur nútíðar)		 gangandi
indicative
(framsöguháttur)		 subjunctive
(viðtengingarháttur)
present
(nútíð)		 ég geng við göngum present
(nútíð)		 ég gangi við göngum
þú gengur þið gangið þú gangir þið gangið
hann, hún, það gengur þeir, þær, þau ganga hann, hún, það gangi þeir, þær, þau gangi
past
(þátíð)		 ég gekk við gengum past
(þátíð)		 ég gengi við gengjum
þú gekkst þið genguð þú gengir þið gengjuð
hann, hún, það gekk þeir, þær, þau gengu hann, hún, það gengi þeir, þær, þau gengju
imperative
(boðháttur)		 gakk (þú) gangið (þið)
Forms with appended personal pronoun
gakktu gangiði *
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
gangast — mediopassive voice (miðmynd)
infinitive
(nafnháttur)		 að gangast
supine
(sagnbót)		 gangist
present participle
(lýsingarháttur nútíðar)		 gangandist **
** the mediopassive present participle is extremely rare and normally not used; it is never used attributively or predicatively, only for explicatory subclauses
indicative
(framsöguháttur)		 subjunctive
(viðtengingarháttur)
present
(nútíð)		 ég gengst við göngumst present
(nútíð)		 ég gangist við göngumst
þú gengst þið gangist þú gangist þið gangist
hann, hún, það gengst þeir, þær, þau gangast hann, hún, það gangist þeir, þær, þau gangist
past
(þátíð)		 ég gekkst við gengumst past
(þátíð)		 ég gengist við gengjumst
þú gekkst þið gengust þú gengist þið gengjust
hann, hún, það gekkst þeir, þær, þau gengust hann, hún, það gengist þeir, þær, þau gengjust
imperative
(boðháttur)		 gakkst (þú) gangist (þið)
Forms with appended personal pronoun
gakkstu gangisti *
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
genginn — 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)		 genginn gengin gengið gengnir gengnar gengin
accusative
(þolfall)		 genginn gengna gengið gengna gengnar gengin
dative
(þágufall)		 gengnum genginni gengnu gengnum gengnum gengnum
genitive
(eignarfall)		 gengins gengnnar gengins genginna genginna genginna
weak declension
(veik beyging)		 singular (eintala) plural (fleirtala)
masculine
(karlkyn)		 feminine
(kvenkyn)		 neuter
(hvorugkyn)		 masculine
(karlkyn)		 feminine
(kvenkyn)		 neuter
(hvorugkyn)
nominative
(nefnifall)		 gengni gengna gengna gengnu gengnu gengnu
accusative
(þolfall)		 gengna gengnu gengna gengnu gengnu gengnu
dative
(þágufall)		 gengna gengnu gengna gengnu gengnu gengnu
genitive
(eignarfall)		 gengna gengnu gengnu gengnu gengnu gengnu

Derived terms[edit]

Derived terms

Noun[edit]

ganga f (genitive singular göngu, nominative plural göngur)

  1. an excursion on foot; a walk, a stroll, a hike
  2. (in plural only) the annual herding of sheep

Declension[edit]

declension of ganga
f-w1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative ganga gangan göngur göngurnar
accusative göngu gönguna göngur göngurnar
dative göngu göngunni göngum göngunum
genitive göngu göngunnar gangna gangnanna

Synonyms[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

Noun[edit]

ganga

  1. indefinite genitive plural of göng

Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from English gang.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡan.ɡa/, [ˈɡäŋɡä]
  • Rhymes: -aŋɡa
  • Stress: gànga
  • Hyphenation: gan‧ga

Noun[edit]

ganga f (plural ganghe)

  1. (dated) Italianized form of gang
    1. (rare) A criminal group.
    2. (humorous) A group of people.

Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Verb[edit]

ganga (present tense gjeng, past tense gjekk, past participle gjenge or gjengi, present participle gangande, imperative gakk)

  1. form removed with the spelling reform of 2012; superseded by gå

Old Norse[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *ganganą (“to go, walk, step”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰengʰ- (“to walk, step”). Cognate with Old English gangan, Old Frisian ganga, gunga, Old Saxon gangan, Old High German gangan, Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌲𐌲𐌰𐌽 (gaggan).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (12th century Icelandic) IPA(key): /ˈɡɑ̃ŋɡɑ/

Verb[edit]

ganga (singular past indicative gekk, plural past indicative gengu, past participle genginn)

  1. to go, walk

Conjugation[edit]

Conjugation of ganga — active (strong class 7)
infinitive ganga
present participle gangandi
past participle genginn
indicative present past
1st-person singular geng gekk
2nd-person singular gengr gekkst
3rd-person singular gengr gekk
1st-person plural gǫngum gengum
2nd-person plural gangið genguð
3rd-person plural ganga gengu
subjunctive present past
1st-person singular ganga genga
2nd-person singular gangir gengir
3rd-person singular gangi gengi
1st-person plural gangim gengim
2nd-person plural gangið gengið
3rd-person plural gangi gengi
imperative present
2nd-person singular gang
1st-person plural gǫngum
2nd-person plural gangið
Conjugation of ganga — mediopassive (strong class 7)
infinitive gangask
present participle gangandisk
past participle gengizk
indicative present past
1st-person singular gengumk gengumk
2nd-person singular gengsk gekkzk
3rd-person singular gengsk gekksk
1st-person plural gǫngumsk gengumsk
2nd-person plural gangizk genguzk
3rd-person plural gangask gengusk
subjunctive present past
1st-person singular gǫngumk gengumk
2nd-person singular gangisk gengisk
3rd-person singular gangisk gengisk
1st-person plural gangimsk gengimsk
2nd-person plural gangizk gengizk
3rd-person plural gangisk gengisk
imperative present
2nd-person singular gangsk
1st-person plural gǫngumsk
2nd-person plural gangizk

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

Portuguese[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Borrowed from French gangue.

Noun[edit]

ganga f (plural gangas)

  1. (mining) gangue (earthy waste substances occurring in metallic ore)
  2. (figuratively) bagatelle, trifle (an unsubstantial thing)
Synonyms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Borrowed from Mandarin [Term?].

Noun[edit]

ganga f (plural gangas)

  1. denim (textile)
  2. (in the plural) jeans (trousers made from denim cotton)
Synonyms[edit]

Spanish[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Imitative of the bird's call.

Noun[edit]

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ganga f (plural gangas)

  1. sandgrouse (bird of the family Pteroclididae)
  2. bargain (advantageous purchase)
Usage notes[edit]
Synonyms[edit]
  • (advantageous purchase): bicoca f

Etymology 2[edit]

From English gang

Noun[edit]

ganga f (plural gangas)

  1. (Puerto Rico) gang
Synonyms[edit]

Etymology 3[edit]

From French gangue

Noun[edit]

ganga f (plural gangas)

  1. gangue
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