pigo

Esperanto

Etymology

From Latin pica.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpiɡo/

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• Rhymes: -iɡo
• Syllabification: pi‧go

Noun

pigo (accusative singular pigon, plural pigoj, accusative plural pigojn)

1. magpie

Hyponyms

• pigidino (“female magpie's chick”)
• pigido (“magpie's chick”)
• pigino (“female magpie”)

Holonyms

• pigaro (“flock of magpies”)

Gallo

Etymology

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Noun

pigo ? (plural pigos)

1. beak, bill (of bird)

Ido

Etymology

From Esperanto pigo, from Latin pica.

Noun

pigo (plural pigi)

1. magpie

Italian

Etymology

From Latin pigus, ultimate origin uncertain.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpi.ɡo/
• Rhymes: -iɡo
• Hyphenation: pì‧go

Noun

pigo m (plural pighi)

1. kind of freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae (Rutilus pigus)

Further reading

• “pigo”, in Vocabolario Treccani on line (in Italian), Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana, 2026

Rotokas

Noun

pigo

1. chicken feces

Derived terms

• pigosia

References

• Firchow, Irwin; Firchow, Jacqueline; Akoitai, David (1973), Vocabulary of Rotokas - Pidgin - English‎^[1], Ukarumpa: Summer Institute of Linguistics, page 74

Swahili

Etymology

Etymology tree

Swahili -piga

Proto-Bantu *-ò

Proto-Sabaki *-o

Swahili -o

Swahili pigo

From -piga (“to hit”) + -o.

Pronunciation

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Noun

pigo class V (plural mapigo class VI)

1. beating
2. blow

Derived terms

• kipigo

Welsh

Alternative forms

• pigan

Etymology

From a combination of pig (“spike”) +‎ -o and English pick.

Verb

pigo (first-person singular present pigaf) (transitive)

1. to prick, to sting
2. to pick (fruits, flowers, locks, etc.)
3. to pick clean

Conjugation

Conjugation of pigo (literary)

	singular			plural			impersonal
	first	second	third	first	second	third
present indicative/future	pigaf	pigi	piga	pigwn	pigwch	pigant	pigir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional	pigwn	pigit	pigai	pigem	pigech	pigent	pigid
preterite	pigais	pigaist	pigodd	pigasom	pigasoch	pigasant	pigwyd
pluperfect	pigaswn	pigasit	pigasai	pigasem	pigasech	pigasent	pigasid, pigesid
present subjunctive	pigwyf	pigych	pigo	pigom	pigoch	pigont	piger
imperative	—	piga	piged	pigwn	pigwch	pigent	piger
verbal noun	pigo
verbal adjectives	pigedig pigadwy

Conjugation of pigo (colloquial)

inflected colloquial forms	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
future	piga i, pigaf i	pigi di	pigith o/e/hi, pigiff e/hi	pigwn ni	pigwch chi	pigan nhw
conditional	pigwn i, pigswn i	piget ti, pigset ti	pigai fo/fe/hi, pigsai fo/fe/hi	pigen ni, pigsen ni	pigech chi, pigsech chi	pigen nhw, pigsen nhw
preterite	pigais i, piges i	pigaist ti, pigest ti	pigodd o/e/hi	pigon ni	pigoch chi	pigon nhw
imperative	—	piga	—	—	pigwch	—

Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.

Synonyms

• (prick): gwanu, pricio
• (pick (fruit)): casglu
• (clean): glanhau

Derived terms

• pigiad (“prick jab; vaccination”)
• pigwr (“picker”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of pigo

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
pigo	bigo	mhigo	phigo

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “pigo”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

Wutunhua

Etymology

From Mandarin 蘋果／苹果.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pʰiko]

Noun

pigo

1. apple

References

• Erika Sandman (2016), A Grammar of Wutun‎^[2], University of Helsinki (PhD), →ISBN