purga

See also: purgá and пурга

English

Etymology

From Russian пурга́ (purgá), probably from Karelian purku, Finnish purku (“snowstorm”).

Noun

purga (uncountable)

1. A fine blizzard of snow in Russia.
   • 2005, James Meek, The People's Act of Love, Canongate 2006, p. 191:

     When the black purga blows it can pile the snow higher than a ship's mast overnight.

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Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpur.ɡa/
• Hyphenation: pur‧ga

Noun

purga f (plural purghe)

1. purgative, purge, laxative

Synonyms

• purgante, lassativo

Verb

purga

1. inflection of purgare:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

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Latin

Verb

(deprecated template usage) pūrgā

1. second-person singular present active imperative of pūrgō

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpuʁɡɐ/
• IPA^(key): /ˈpuɾɣɐ/
• Hyphenation: pur‧ga

Noun

purga f (plural purgas)

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Verb

purga

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpuɾɡa/ [ˈpuɾ.ɣ̞a]
• Hyphenation: pur‧ga

Noun

purga f (plural purgas)

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Verb

purga

1. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of purgar.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of purgar.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present indicative form of purgar.