olga

See also: Olga, ólga, òlga, Òlga, Oľga, Olgą, Òlgą, and Òlgã

Galician

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔlɡa/ [ˈɔɫ.ɣ̞ɐ]

• IPA^(key): (standard) /ˈɔlɡa/ [ˈɔɫ.ɣ̞ɐ]
• IPA^(key): (gheada) /ˈɔlħa/ [ˈɔɫ.ħɐ]

 

• Rhymes: -ɔlɡa

• Rhymes: -ɔlɡa
• Rhymes: -ɔlħa

• Hyphenation: ol‧ga

Etymology 1

From Paleo-Hispanic *olka, from Proto-Celtic *ɸolkā (“arable land”), from Proto-Indo-European *polḱeh₂. Cognate with Portuguese olga.

Noun

olga m (plural olgas)

1. (agriculture) strip of land
2. open path in the snow

Related terms

• Olca

Etymology 2

Perhaps from Latin ulva, though it's unlikely.

Noun

olga m (plural olgas)

1. (botany) seaweed

   Synonyms: alga, ouca

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “olga”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “olga”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “olga”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Karelian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *olka, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *wolka.

Noun

olga

1. shoulder

Portuguese

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *ɸolkā (“arable land”), from Proto-Indo-European *polḱeh₂. Cognate with Galician olga.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɔw.ɡɐ/ [ˈɔʊ̯.ɡɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɔw.ɡɐ/ [ˈɔʊ̯.ɡɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɔw.ɡa/ [ˈɔʊ̯.ɡa]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈɔl.ɡɐ/ [ˈɔɫ.ɣɐ]

• Rhymes: -ɔlɡɐ, -ɔwɡɐ
• Hyphenation: ol‧ga

Noun

olga f (plural olgas)

1. small plot of land intended for agriculture

   Synonym: leira

2. (Beira, Trás-os-Montes) plain between hills

Further reading

• “olga”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “olga”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “olga”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026