nissaga

Catalan

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [niˈsa.ɣə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [niˈsa.ɣa]

Noun

nissaga f (plural nissagues)

1. caste, race, lineage, breed
2. dynasty, as in members or succession of members of a powerful or influential family
   

   Synonyms: casta, raça, llinatge, estirp

   Bucèfal és de la nissaga de les egües de Diomedes. ― Bucephalus is of the race of the Mares of Diomedes.

Further reading

• “nissaga”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], 2007 April
• “nissaga”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025.
• “nissaga” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “nissaga” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.