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Bikol Central
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Spanish daga.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: da‧ga
- IPA(key): /ˈdaɡa/,
Noun
dága
- dagger
- knife
- Synonym: kutsilyo
See also
Etymology 2
Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *daʀəq.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: daga
- IPA(key): /daˈɡaʔ/,
Noun
dagâ
- soil; earth
- land, property
- Synonym: solar
Derived terms
Butuanon
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dadaʀa (“maiden; virgin; unmarried girl”).
Noun
daga
- woman; female
Catalan
Etymology
Likely borrowed from Italian daga, of disputed origin, possibly from a Vulgar Latin *daca (see there for further information). Compare also German Degen, Old Norse dage.
Pronunciation
Noun
daga f (plural dagues)
- dagger
- Synonym: punyal
Derived terms
References
- “daga” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Cinamiguin Manobo
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dadaʀa (“maiden; virgin; unmarried girl”).
Noun
daga
- maiden; woman
Dibabawon Manobo
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dadaʀa (“maiden; virgin; unmarried girl”).
Noun
daga
- unmarried woman
Gothic
Romanization
daga
- Romanization of 𐌳𐌰𐌲𐌰
Hausa
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Noun
dagā f (plural dagā̀gē, possessed form dagar̃)
- bangle-charm (worn on the upper arm or wrist)
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Noun
dāgā f (possessed form dāgar̃)
- struggle, battle
Hiligaynon
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Spanish daga.
Noun
dága
- dagger, stiletto
Etymology 2
Unknown
Noun
dágà
- clay, soil
- sacrifice, specifically human sacrifice
Noun
dagâ
- victim of sacrifice, sacrifice
Icelandic
Noun
daga
- inflection of dagur:
- indefinite accusative plural
- indefinite genitive plural
Ilocano
Etymology 1
From Proto-Austronesian *daʀəq, compare Tetum rai.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: da‧gá
- IPA(key): /daˈɡa/,
Noun
dagá
- land; soil; earth
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Spanish daga.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: da‧ga
- IPA(key): /ˈdaɡa/
Noun
daga
- dagger
Derived terms
References
- ^ Andrés Carro (1888) Vocabulario ilocano-español: trabajado por varios religiosos del orden de N.P.S. Agustín / coordinado por Predicador Andrés Carro y ultimamente aumentado y corregido por algunos religiosos del mismo orden (overall work in Spanish and Ilocano), Manila: Est. Tipo-Litográfico de M. Pérez
Italian
Etymology
From earlier *daca, possibly via a Celtic source from Vulgar Latin *daca, used to refer to knives from the Roman province of Dacia.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈda.ɡa/
- Rhymes: -aɡa
- Hyphenation: dà‧ga
Noun
daga f (plural daghe)
- dagger
- (weapon) a stabbing weapon, similar to a sword but with a short, double-edged blade
Derived terms
Further reading
- daga in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
- daga in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
Japanese
Romanization
daga
- Rōmaji transcription of だが
Kankanaey
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *daʀat (“littoral sea”).
Noun
daga
- sea
Karao
Noun
daga
- ritual performed for a sick person
Northern Sami
Pronunciation
- (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈtaka/
Verb
daga
- inflection of dahkat:
- present indicative connegative
- second-person singular imperative
- imperative connegative
Ojibwe
Pronunciation
Particle
daga
- please, by all means, come on, well
Related terms
Old English
Pronunciation
Noun
daga
- genitive plural of dæġ
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *dagāną.
Verb
daga
- (impersonal, intransitive) to dawn (become day)
Conjugation
Conjugation of daga — impersonal, active (weak class 2)
infinitive
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daga
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past participle
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dagaðr
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indicative
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present
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past
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3rd-person singular
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dagar
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dagaði
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subjunctive
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present
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past
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3rd-person singular
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dagi
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dagaði
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Derived terms
- dagan f (“dawn, daybreak”)
Related terms
Descendants
References
- “daga”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Old Occitan
Etymology
Vulgar Latin *daca.
Noun
daga f (oblique plural dagas, nominative singular daga, nominative plural dagas)
- dagger (weapon)
References
Scottish Gaelic
Noun
daga m (genitive singular daga, plural dagaichean)
- pistol
Derived terms
Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation
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Radical
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Lenition
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daga |
dhaga
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Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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Soninke
Verb
daga
- to go, leave
N wa dagana Pari- I will go to Paris
- to be right
- (Auxiliary) marks embarcative aspect
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdaɡa/
- Rhymes: -aɡa
- Syllabification: da‧ga
Noun
daga f (plural dagas)
- dagger
- Synonym: puñal
Further reading
Swedish
Noun
daga
- Only used in ta av daga
Tagalog
Etymology 1
Compare Cebuano ilaga and Kapampangan dagis.
Pronunciation
Noun
dagâ (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜄ)
- mouse; rat
- Synonym: (euphemistic) mabait
Alternative forms
Derived terms
See also
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Spanish daga.
Pronunciation
Noun
daga (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜄ)
- dagger
- Synonyms: balaraw, patalim, punyal
Etymology 3
Pronunciation
Noun
daga (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜄ)
- aunt
- Synonyms: tiya, tita
- stepmother
- Synonyms: madrastra, inang-panguman
Further reading
- “daga”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
Yogad
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *daʀaq.
Noun
dagá
- blood