soga

See also: sóga, söga, søga, and Soga

English

Noun

soga (plural sogas)

  1. A kind of rope made from esparto.

Verb

soga (third-person singular simple present sogas, present participle sogaing, simple past and past participle sogaed)

  1. (transitive, uncommon) To tie something up with a soga.
    • 1902, Hesketh Hesketh-Prichard, Through the Heart of Patagonia, page 161:
      The next morning we sogaed up the horses and set out.

Asturian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin, Late Latin sōca, of Celtic origin, from Gaulish *soukā, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sew- (to bend, to cut, to drive), see also Sanskrit सुवति (suvati).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsoɡa/ [ˈso.ɣ̞a]
  • Rhymes: -oɡa
  • Syllabification: so‧ga

Noun

soga f (plural sogues)

  1. rope
    Synonym: cuerda

References

  1. ^ Roberts, Edward A. (2014) A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Spanish Language with Families of Words based on Indo-European Roots, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN, p. 558

Catalan

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Inherited from Late Latin sōca, of Celtic origin, from Gaulish *soukā, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sew- (to bend, to cut, to drive), see also Sanskrit सुवति (suvati).[1]

Noun

soga f (plural sogues)

  1. rope
    • 2002, Albert Sánchez Piñol, chapter 9, in La pell freda, La Campana, →ISBN:
      A la punta de la soga hi havíem afegit un plom, per donar-li pes.
      At the end of the rope we had added a plummet, to give it weight.
Hypernyms
Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Roberts, Edward A. (2014) A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Spanish Language with Families of Words based on Indo-European Roots, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN, p. 558

Further reading

Etymology 2

Verb

soga

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

Galician

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese soga (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Late Latin sōca, of Celtic origin, from Gaulish *soukā, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sew- (to bend, to cut, to drive), see also Sanskrit सुवति (suvati).[1]

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (standard) /ˈsoɡa/ [ˈs̺o.ɣ̞ɐ]
  • IPA(key): (gheada) /ˈsoħa/ [ˈs̺o.ħɐ]

 
  • Rhymes: -oɡa
  • Rhymes: -oħa

  • Hyphenation: so‧ga

Noun

soga f (plural sogas)

  1. rope, fune
    Synonyms: cabestro, corda
  2. strap of leather
    Synonyms: corre, correa, estrobo
  3. halter
    Synonyms: cabestro, trenla
  4. kelp
    Synonym: golfe

References

  1. ^ Roberts, Edward A. (2014) A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Spanish Language with Families of Words based on Indo-European Roots, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN, p. 558

Indonesian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay soga.

Noun

soga (plural soga-soga)

  1. (countable, botany) copperpod, yellow-flamboyant, yellow flametree, yellow poinciana, or yellow-flame (Peltophorum pterocarpum)
  2. (countable) the bark of such tree
  3. (countable) dye from the bark of such tree
  4. (uncountable) light brown
    soga:  
Derived terms
  • menyoga
  • soga jambal
  • soga tegeran

Etymology 2

Unknown

Noun

soga (plural soga-soga)

  1. leftover food that can be re-eaten

Further reading

Italian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin, Late Latin sōca, of Celtic origin, from Gaulish *soukā, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sew- (to bend, to cut, to drive), see also Sanskrit सुवति (suvati).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈso.ɡa/
  • Rhymes: -oɡa
  • Hyphenation: só‧ga

Noun

soga f (plural soghe)

  1. rope
    Synonyms: corda, fune

References

  1. ^ Roberts, Edward A. (2014) A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Spanish Language with Families of Words based on Indo-European Roots, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN, p. 558

Further reading

  • soga in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

soga f (definite singular soga, indefinite plural soger or sogor, definite plural sogene or sogone)

  1. (pre-2012) alternative form of soge
  2. definite singular of soge

Noun

soga n

  1. definite plural of sog

Old Norse

Noun

soga

  1. indefinite genitive plural of sog

Spanish

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin, Late Latin sōca, of Celtic origin, from Gaulish *soukā, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sew- (to bend, to cut, to drive), see also Sanskrit सुवति (suvati).[1]

Compare Portuguese and Asturian soga, Italian soga, French suage, Friulian soe, Romansch suga, Venetan soga.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsoɡa/ [ˈso.ɣ̞a]
  • Rhymes: -oɡa
  • Syllabification: so‧ga

Noun

soga f (plural sogas)

  1. rope
    Synonym: cuerda
    • 1972, “Necesito”, in Vida, performed by Sui Generis:
      Para que me acuerde que voy caminando / Y que cuelgue mi mente de una soga
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. noose
    Synonym: dogal
  3. (figuratively) sly or cunning person

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Basque: soka

References

  1. ^ Roberts, Edward A. (2014) A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Spanish Language with Families of Words based on Indo-European Roots, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN, p. 558

Further reading

Swahili

Pronunciation

  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Noun

soga

  1. banter