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laga

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Albanian

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Verb

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laga

  1. first-person singular aorist of lag

Basque

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /laɡa/ [la.ɣ̞a]
  • Rhymes: -aɡa, -a
  • Hyphenation: la‧ga

Verb

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laga du (imperfect participle lagatzen, future participle lagako, short form laga, verbal noun lagatze)

  1. to let, to allow
    Synonym: utzi
  2. to leave
    Synonym: utzi

Further reading

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  • “laga”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
  • “laga”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

Cebuano

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Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: la‧ga
  • IPA(key): /ˈlaʔɡaʔ/ [ˈlaʔ.ɡaʔ]

Verb

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la-ga

  1. to brew; to boil

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Central Bikol

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈlaʔɡaʔ/ [ˈl̪aʔ.ɡaʔ]
  • Hyphenation: la‧ga

Noun

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lâgâ

  1. (Tabaco–Legazpi–Sorsogon) act of boiling
    Synonym: gaga

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Faroese

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Etymology

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From Old Norse laga

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Verb

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laga (third person singular past indicative lagaði, third person plural past indicative lagaðu, supine lagað)

  1. to order, direct, make, arrange
    laga seg ― to adapt

Conjugation

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Conjugation of laga (group v-30)
infinitive laga
supine lagað
present past
first singular lagi lagaði
second singular lagar lagaði
third singular lagar lagaði
plural laga lagaðu
participle (a6)1 lagandi lagaður
imperative
singular laga!
plural lagið!

1Only the past participle being declined.

Higaonon

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Etymology

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Akin to Cebuano dalaga.

Noun

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laga

  1. maiden

Icelandic

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Old Norse laga (“to prepare, make ready”).

Verb

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laga (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative lagaði, supine lagað)

  1. to shape, mold
  2. to fix, repair
Conjugation
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laga – active voice (germynd)
infinitive nafnháttur að laga
supine sagnbót lagað
present participle
lýsingarháttur nútíðar
 lagandi
indicative
framsöguháttur
 subjunctive
viðtengingarháttur
present
nútíð
 past
þátíð
 present
nútíð
 past
þátíð
singular ég laga lagaði lagi lagaði
þú lagar lagaðir lagir lagaðir
hann, hún, það lagar lagaði lagi lagaði
plural við lögum löguðum lögum löguðum
þið lagið löguðuð lagið löguðuð
þeir, þær, þau laga löguðu lagi löguðu
imperative boðháttur
singular þú laga (þú), lagaðu
plural þið lagið (þið), lagiði1
1 Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
lagast – mediopassive voice (miðmynd)
infinitive nafnháttur að lagast
supine sagnbót lagast
present participle
lýsingarháttur nútíðar
 lagandist (rare; see appendix)
indicative
framsöguháttur
 subjunctive
viðtengingarháttur
present
nútíð
 past
þátíð
 present
nútíð
 past
þátíð
singular ég lagast lagaðist lagist lagaðist
þú lagast lagaðist lagist lagaðist
hann, hún, það lagast lagaðist lagist lagaðist
plural við lögumst löguðumst lögumst löguðumst
þið lagist löguðust lagist löguðust
þeir, þær, þau lagast löguðust lagist löguðust
imperative boðháttur
singular þú lagast (þú), lagastu
plural þið lagist (þið), lagisti1
1 Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
lagaður — 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) 		lagaður löguð lagað lagaðir lagaðar löguð
accusative
(þolfall) 		lagaðan lagaða lagað lagaða lagaðar löguð
dative
(þágufall) 		löguðum lagaðri löguðu löguðum löguðum löguðum
genitive
(eignarfall) 		lagaðs lagaðrar lagaðs lagaðra lagaðra lagaðra
weak declension
(veik beyging) 		singular (eintala) plural (fleirtala)
masculine
(karlkyn) 		feminine
(kvenkyn) 		neuter
(hvorugkyn) 		masculine
(karlkyn) 		feminine
(kvenkyn) 		neuter
(hvorugkyn)
nominative
(nefnifall) 		lagaði lagaða lagaða löguðu löguðu löguðu
accusative
(þolfall) 		lagaða löguðu lagaða löguðu löguðu löguðu
dative
(þágufall) 		lagaða löguðu lagaða löguðu löguðu löguðu
genitive
(eignarfall) 		lagaða löguðu lagaða löguðu löguðu löguðu

Etymology 2

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Noun

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laga

  1. indefinite genitive plural of lag

Indonesian

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Malay laga. Cognate of Javanese ꦭꦒ (laga), Old Javanese laga. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

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laga (plural laga-laga)

  1. fighting (a fight or battle; an occasion on which people fight)
    Synonym: perkelahian
  2. match, bout, competition, contest, event, game, matchup, meet, set, tournament, tourney (a competitive sporting event)
    Synonym: pertandingan
  3. battle, combat
    Synonym: pertempuran
  4. war
    Synonym: perang
Hyponyms
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Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Lun Bawang [Term?].

Noun

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laga (plural laga-laga)

  1. (dialect) an open area where people rest after traveling in the forest. [since 2024]
  2. (dialect) a rest stop for explorers in the forest consisting of seats made from round wood. [since 2024]

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Irish

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Adjective

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laga pl

  1. nominative/vocative/dative/strong genitive plural of lag

Malay

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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laga (plural laga-laga)

  1. (Medan) betta
  2. fighting
    Synonyms: kelahi, lawan

Further reading

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  • "laga" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
    (also see "laga" at PRPM first version)

Norwegian Bokmål

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /¹lɑːɡɑ/
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  • Rhymes: -ɑːɡɑ
  • Hyphenation: la‧ga

Verb

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laga

  1. simple past and past participle of lage

Alternative forms

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Noun

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laga n

  1. definite plural of lag

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From the noun lag n.

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Verb

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laga (present tense lagar, past tense laga, past participle laga, passive infinitive lagast, present participle lagande, imperative laga/lag)

  1. to make

Usage notes

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  • This is a split infinitive verb.

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References

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Occitan

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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laga f (plural lagas)

  1. (nautical) wake

Old English

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈlɑ.ɡɑ/, [ˈlɑ.ɣɑ]

Noun

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laga

  1. inflection of lagu:
    1. genitive/dative singular
    2. nominative/accusative/genitive plural

Old Javanese

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Etymology

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Cognate of Malay laga.

Noun

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laga

  1. opponent
  2. battle
  3. fight
  4. contribution for the inspector on a cock-fight

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Descendants

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  • > Javanese: ꦭꦒ (laga) (inherited)

Old Norse

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Etymology 1

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Related to the verb leggja (“to place, lay”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Verb

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laga

  1. to prepare, make ready
Conjugation
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Conjugation of laga — active (weak class 2)
infinitive laga
present participle lagandi
past participle lagaðr
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular laga lagaða laga lagaða
2nd person singular lagar lagaðir lagir lagaðir
3rd person singular lagar lagaði lagi lagaði
1st person plural lǫgum lǫguðum lagim lagaðim
2nd person plural lagið lǫguðuð lagið lagaðið
3rd person plural laga lǫguðu lagi lagaði
imperative present
2nd person singular laga
1st person plural lǫgum
2nd person plural lagið
Conjugation of laga — mediopassive (weak class 2)
infinitive lagask
present participle lagandisk
past participle lagazk
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular lǫgumk lǫguðumk lǫgumk lǫguðumk
2nd person singular lagask lagaðisk lagisk lagaðisk
3rd person singular lagask lagaðisk lagisk lagaðisk
1st person plural lǫgumsk lǫguðumsk lagimsk lagaðimsk
2nd person plural lagizk lǫguðuzk lagizk lagaðizk
3rd person plural lagask lǫguðusk lagisk lagaðisk
imperative present
2nd person singular lagask
1st person plural lǫgumsk
2nd person plural lagizk
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Descendants
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Etymology 2

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Noun

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laga f (genitive lǫgu)

  1. a meeting (planned)
    Synonym: fundr
Declension
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Declension of laga (weak ōn-stem)
feminine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative laga lagan lǫgur lǫgurnar
accusative lǫgu lǫguna lǫgur lǫgurnar
dative lǫgu lǫgunni lǫgum lǫgunum
genitive lǫgu lǫgunnar lagna lagnanna

Further reading

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  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910), “laga”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive

Etymology 3

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

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laga

  1. indefinite genitive plural of lag
  2. indefinite genitive plural of lǫg
  3. indefinite genitive plural of lǫgr

Oromo

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Noun

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laga

  1. river

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Polish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Clipping of laska + -ga.

Pronunciation

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  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -aɡa
  • Syllabification: la‧ga

Noun

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laga f

  1. augmentative of laska
    Synonym: lacha

Declension

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Declension of laga
singular plural
nominative laga lagi
genitive lagi lag
dative ladze lagom
accusative lagę lagi
instrumental lagą lagami
locative ladze lagach
vocative lago lagi

Further reading

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  • “laga”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • “laga”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[2] (in Polish)
  • Hieronim Łopaciński (1892), “laga”, 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 213

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Etymology 1

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From Old Swedish lagha (“bring to order; form into teams”), equivalent to lag (“team”) +‎ -a. Cf. Norwegian Nynorsk laga, Norwegian Bokmål lage, Danish lave.

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Verb

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laga (present lagar, preterite lagade, supine lagat, imperative laga)

  1. to repair
  2. to cook, make, prepare (food)
  3. (dated) to arrange, set up
Conjugation
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Conjugation of laga (weak)
active passive
infinitive laga lagas
supine lagat lagats
imperative laga —
imper. plural1 lagen —
present past present past
indicative lagar lagade lagas lagades
ind. plural1 laga lagade lagas lagades
subjunctive2 lage lagade lages lagades
present participle lagande
past participle lagad

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

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Etymology 2

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From Old Swedish lagha, the genitive plural of lag (“law”).

Adjective

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laga (not comparable)

  1. (dated, law) lawful, legal
    Antonym: olaga
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References

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  • laga in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

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Tagalog

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Etymology

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From Southern Proto-Philippine *laqgaq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *la(ŋ)gaq. Compare Hiligaynon laga, Cebuano laga, and Central Bikol gaga.

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Noun

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lagà (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜄ)

  1. cooking or boiling in water (of meat, eggs, corn, etc.)

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Further reading

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  • “laga”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*la(ŋ)gaq”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

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Tiruray

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Noun

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laga

  1. price
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