forja

See also: forjá, forjà, and forjă

Catalan

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈfɔr.ʒə]
  • IPA(key): (Valencia) [ˈfɔɾ.d͡ʒa]
  • Audio (Catalonia):(file)

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French forge. Doublet of farga, an inherited word, and the learned fàbrica.

Noun

forja f (plural forges)

  1. forging (acting or effect of forging (metal))
  2. forge, smithy

Etymology 2

Verb

forja

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

Galician

Noun

forja f (plural forjas, reintegrationist norm)

  1. reintegrationist spelling of forxa

Further reading

  • forja” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈfɔʁ.ʒɐ/ [ˈfɔɦ.ʒɐ]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ˈfɔɾ.ʒɐ/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈfɔʁ.ʒɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈfɔɻ.ʒa/

  • Hyphenation: for‧ja

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French forge,[1] itself from Latin fabrica.[2] Doublet of frágua and fábrica.

Noun

forja f (plural forjas)

  1. forge (workshop in which metals are shaped)
    Synonyms: frágua, fundição

Etymology 2

Verb

forja

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

References

  1. ^ forja”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 20082025
  2. ^ forja”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 20032025

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French forger, itself from Latin fabricare. Doublet of the inherited fereca, and the borrowing fabrica.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /forˈʒa/

Verb

a forja (third-person singular present forjează, past participle forjat) 1st conjugation

  1. to forge

Conjugation

See also

Further reading

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfoɾxa/ [ˈfoɾ.xa]
  • Rhymes: -oɾxa
  • Syllabification: for‧ja

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French forge, from Latin fabrica. Doublet of fábrica, froga, and fragua.

Noun

forja f (plural forjas)

  1. forge
  2. foundry
    Synonyms: fundición, fundería (obsolete)

Etymology 2

Verb

forja

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

Further reading