hega

Basque

Etymology

Related to hegal (“wing”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Southern) /eɡa/, [e̞.ɣ̞a]
• IPA^(key): (Northern) /heɡa/, [ɦe̞.ɣ̞a]

Noun

hega inan

1. flight

Declension

Declension of hega (inanimate, ending in -a)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	hega	hega	hegak
ergative	hegak	hegak	hegek
dative	hegari	hegari	hegei
genitive	hegaren	hegaren	hegen
comitative	hegarekin	hegarekin	hegekin
causative	hegarengatik	hegarengatik	hegengatik
benefactive	hegarentzat	hegarentzat	hegentzat
instrumental	hegaz	hegaz	hegez
inessive	hegatan	hegan	hegetan
locative	hegatako	hegako	hegetako
allative	hegatara	hegara	hegetara
terminative	hegataraino	hegaraino	hegetaraino
directive	hegatarantz	hegarantz	hegetarantz
destinative	hegatarako	hegarako	hegetarako
ablative	hegatatik	hegatik	hegetatik
partitive	hegarik	—	—
prolative	hegatzat	—	—

Adverb

hega (comparative hegago, superlative hegen, excessive hegegi)

1. flying, in flight

Derived terms

• hegaz egin

 

Further reading

• “hega”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
• “hega”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

Tokelauan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈhe.ŋa]

Noun

hega

1. tuft of feathers put on a skipjack lure in order to control its movement on the water

Derived terms

• Olohega

 

References

• R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎^[1], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 307