piga

See also: -pigą, pIgA, and pîga

Bikol Central

Noun

pigá

1. roe; fish eggs; spawn

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Catalan

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

piga f (plural pigues)

1. freckle

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Emilian

Alternative forms

• pîga (Reggiano)

Noun

piga f (plural pighi) (Modena)

1. fold
2. pleat
3. crease
4. tuck
5. twist

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Swahili

Verb

-piga (infinitive kupiga)

1. to hit, to strike
2. to play (an instrument)
3. Used as a dummy verb to make a verbal phrase from a noun.

   kura (“ballot”) → -piga kura ("cast a ballot")

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Applicative: -pigia
  • Causative: -pigisha
  • Passive: -pigwa (“be beaten up”)
  • Reciprocal: -pigana (“fight”)

phrasal verbs derived from piga

• piga chafya
• piga chenga
• piga deki
• piga hodi
• piga kelele
• piga kengele
• piga kofi
• piga kura
• piga magoti
• piga makofi
• piga mbizi
• piga miayo
• piga mluzi
• piga maji
• piga moto
• piga ngumi
• piga pasi
• piga picha
• piga simu
• piga teke

Conjugation

Conjugation of -piga
Positive present -napiga Subjunctive -pige Negative -pigi Imperative singular piga
Infinitives
Positive kupiga Negative kutopiga
Imperatives
Singular piga Plural pigeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hupiga Positive past positive subject concord + -lipiga Negative past negative subject concord + -kupiga
Positive present (positive subject concord + -napiga) Singular Plural 1st person ninapiga/napiga tunapiga 2nd person unapiga mnapiga 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anapiga wanapiga other classes positive subject concord + -napiga
Negative present (negative subject concord + -pigi) Singular Plural 1st person sipigi hatupigi 2nd person hupigi hampigi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hapigi hawapigi other classes negative subject concord + -pigi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tapiga Negative future negative subject concord + -tapiga
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -pige) Singular Plural 1st person nipige tupige 2nd person upige mpige 3rd person m-wa(I/II) apige wapige other classes positive subject concord + -pige
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sipige Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngepiga Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singepiga Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalipiga Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalipiga
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -apiga) Singular Plural 1st person napiga twapiga 2nd person wapiga mwapiga 3rd person m-wa(I/II) apiga wapiga m-mi(III/IV) wapiga yapiga ji-ma(V/VI) lapiga yapiga ki-vi(VII/VIII) chapiga vyapiga n(IX/X) yapiga zapiga u(XI) wapiga see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwapiga pa(XVI) papiga mu(XVIII) mwapiga
Perfect positive subject concord + -mepiga "Already" positive subject concord + -meshapiga "Not yet" negative subject concord + -japiga "If/When" positive subject concord + -kipiga "If not" positive subject concord + -sipopiga Consecutive kapiga / positive subject concord + -kapiga Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kapige
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nipiga -tupiga 2nd person -kupiga -wapiga/-kupigeni/-wapigeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mpiga -wapiga m-mi(III/IV) -upiga -ipiga ji-ma(V/VI) -lipiga -yapiga ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kipiga -vipiga n(IX/X) -ipiga -zipiga u(XI) -upiga see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kupiga pa(XVI) -papiga mu(XVIII) -mupiga Reflexive -jipiga
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -piga- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -pigaye -pigao m-mi(III/IV) -pigao -pigayo ji-ma(V/VI) -pigalo -pigayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -pigacho -pigavyo n(IX/X) -pigayo -pigazo u(XI) -pigao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -pigako pa(XVI) -pigapo mu(XVIII) -pigamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -piga) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yepiga -opiga m-mi(III/IV) -opiga -yopiga ji-ma(V/VI) -lopiga -yopiga ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chopiga -vyopiga n(IX/X) -yopiga -zopiga u(XI) -opiga see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kopiga pa(XVI) -popiga mu(XVIII) -mopiga
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

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Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse píka, according to Svenska Akademiens ordbok ultimately from a Turkic language, perhaps through Finnish piika. Cognate with Icelandic píka and Danish pige.

Noun

piga c

1. (dated) Maid, female servant; female employee on a farm, as in a milkmaid.
2. (archaic) girl, young woman

Declension

Declension of piga
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	piga	pigan	pigor	pigorna
Genitive	pigas	pigans	pigors	pigornas

Related terms

• kökspiga
• mjölkpiga