фига

• IPA^(key): [ˈfʲiɡə]

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Per Vasmer, probably borrowed from Polish figa, from Middle High German vîge, from Old High German fîga, from Latin fīcus (“fig”). The rude gesture has the same origin, and is known as the "fig sign" in English.

фи́га • (fíga) f inan (genitive фи́ги, nominative plural фи́ги, genitive plural фиг, relational adjective фи́говый)

1. fig (fruit, wood, or tree)

   Synonyms: инжи́р (inžír), ви́нная я́года (vínnaja jágoda), сми́рнская я́года (smírnskaja jágoda), смоко́вница (smokóvnica), смо́ква (smókva)

2. a rude gesture, in which the hand is in the form of a fist with the thumb placed between the index and middle fingers

   Synonyms: шиш (šiš), ду́ля (dúlja), фиг (fig), ку́киш (kúkiš)

• фиго́вый (figóvyj)
• офиге́ть (ofigétʹ)

• фиг (fig), фигня́ (fignjá), фиговина (figovina)
• фигово (figovo)

• → Kildin Sami: фӣга (fīga)

фи́га • (fíga) m inan

1. genitive singular of фиг (fig)