targa

See also: targă

Estonian

Adjective

targa

1. genitive singular of tark

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Galician

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *targǭ (“edge”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰorgʰ- (“edge, seam”): confer Old Norse targa (“small round shield”) and Old High German zarga (“edge, rim”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtaɾɣa̝/

Noun

targa f (plural targas)

1. A wooden ring or a loop in a string, used for fastening it.

   Synonyms: fibela, trela

Related terms

• tarxeta

References

• Template:R:DDLG

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Italian

Noun

targa f (plural targhe)

1. plate, shingle (metal etc)
2. nameplate
3. number plate / license plate
4. plaque
5. signboard

Verb

targa

1. third-person singular present indicative of targare
2. second-person singular imperative of targare

Anagrams

• grata

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Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *targǭ. Cognate with Old Norse targa, Old High German zarga (German Zarge).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɑr.ɡɑ/, [ˈtɑrˠ.ɣɑ]

Noun

targa m

1. a light shield, a targe

Descendants

• English: targe
• → Middle Welsh: taryan
  • Welsh: tarian

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Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *targǭ. Cognate with Old English targa, Old High German zarga (German Zarge).

Noun

targa f (genitive tǫrgu)

1. target, small round shield

Declension

  Declension of targa (weak ōn-stem)

feminine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	targa	targan	tǫrgur	tǫrgurnar
accusative	tǫrgu	tǫrguna	tǫrgur	tǫrgurnar
dative	tǫrgu	tǫrgunni	tǫrgum	tǫrgunum
genitive	tǫrgu	tǫrgunnar	targna	targnanna

Derived terms

• tǫrgubuklari m (“target-shield”)
• tǫrguskjǫldr m (“target-shield”)

References

• targa in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.

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Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtar.ɡa/

Verb

targa

1. third-person singular present of targać