faga

See also: fága and -faga

Asturian

Verb

faga

  1. first-person singular present subjunctive of facer
  2. third-person singular present subjunctive of facer

Galician

Verb

faga

  1. inflection of facer:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative
  2. (reintegrationist norm) inflection of fazer:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Maltese

Root
f-g-j
2 terms

Alternative forms

Etymology

Integrated loan verb from Sicilian affugari, affucari, from Latin offocare. Cognate to English suffocate.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfa.ɡa/

Verb

faga (imperfect jifga, past participle fgat)

  1. to choke, strangle

Conjugation

Conjugation of faga (Form I)
positive forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m fgajt fgajt faga fgajna fgajtu fgaw
f fgat
imperfect m nifga tifga jifga nifgaw tifgaw jifgaw
f tifga
imperative ifga ifgaw

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Noun

faga n

  1. definite plural of fag

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

faga n

  1. definite plural of fag

Old English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfɑː.ɡɑ/, [ˈfɑː.ɣɑ]

Adjective

fāga

  1. inflection of fāh:
    1. strong nominative/accusative feminine plural
    2. weak nominative masculine singular

Spanish

Verb

faga

  1. inflection of facer:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Tokelauan

Etymology

From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *faŋa. Cognates include Maori whanga and Samoan faga.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈha.ŋa]
  • Hyphenation: fa‧ga

Noun

faga

  1. bay
  2. curve
  3. trap

Verb

faga

  1. (stative) to be curved

References

  • R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary[1], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 58