guga

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English

Etymology

From Scottish Gaelic guga.

Noun

guga (plural gugas)

  1. (Scotland) solan goose or northern gannet
    • 2010, Bryan Nelson, The Gannet:
      It is well known that young gannets or gugas are not only highly edible but their fat has remarkable curative properties.

Northern Ndebele

Verb

-gúga

  1. (intransitive) to be old

Inflection

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Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

Related to gugail (“poultry clucking”), of imitative origin, similar to archaic English chuck.

Pronunciation

Noun

guga m (genitive singular guga, plural gugachan)

  1. Young of the northern gannet, Morus bassanus.
  2. salted gannet (as food)

Hypernyms

Southern Ndebele

Verb

-guga?

  1. to pick up, to lift

Inflection

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Swazi

Verb

-gúga

  1. to be old

Inflection

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Xhosa

Verb

-gúga

  1. (intransitive) to be old

Inflection

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Zulu

Verb

-gúga

  1. (intransitive) to age, to grow old
  2. (intransitive) to wear, to wear away, to wear out

Inflection

Tone L
Infinitive ukuguga
Positive Negative
Infinitive ukuguga ukungagugi
Imperative
Simple + object concord
Singular guga -guge
Plural gugani -gugeni
Present
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngiyaguga, ngiguga engigugayo, engiguga ngiguga angigugi engingagugi ngingagugi
2nd singular uyaguga, uguga ogugayo, oguga uguga awugugi ongagugi ungagugi
1st plural siyaguga, siguga esigugayo, esiguga siguga asigugi esingagugi singagugi
2nd plural niyaguga, niguga enigugayo, eniguga niguga anigugi eningagugi ningagugi
Class 1 uyaguga, uguga ogugayo, oguga eguga akagugi ongagugi engagugi
Class 2 bayaguga, baguga abagugayo, abaguga beguga abagugi abangagugi bengagugi
Class 3 uyaguga, uguga ogugayo, oguga uguga awugugi ongagugi ungagugi
Class 4 iyaguga, iguga egugayo, eguga iguga ayigugi engagugi ingagugi
Class 5 liyaguga, liguga eligugayo, eliguga liguga aligugi elingagugi lingagugi
Class 6 ayaguga, aguga agugayo, aguga eguga awagugi angagugi engagugi
Class 7 siyaguga, siguga esigugayo, esiguga siguga asigugi esingagugi singagugi
Class 8 ziyaguga, ziguga ezigugayo, eziguga ziguga azigugi ezingagugi zingagugi
Class 9 iyaguga, iguga egugayo, eguga iguga ayigugi engagugi ingagugi
Class 10 ziyaguga, ziguga ezigugayo, eziguga ziguga azigugi ezingagugi zingagugi
Class 11 luyaguga, luguga olugugayo, oluguga luguga alugugi olungagugi lungagugi
Class 14 buyaguga, buguga obugugayo, obuguga buguga abugugi obungagugi bungagugi
Class 15 kuyaguga, kuguga okugugayo, okuguga kuguga akugugi okungagugi kungagugi
Class 17 kuyaguga, kuguga okugugayo, okuguga kuguga akugugi okungagugi kungagugi
Recent past
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngigugile, ngigugē engigugile, engigugē ngigugile, ngigugē angiguganga engingaguganga ngingaguganga
2nd singular ugugile, ugugē ogugile, ogugē ugugile, ugugē awuguganga ongaguganga ungaguganga
1st plural sigugile, sigugē esigugile, esigugē sigugile, sigugē asiguganga esingaguganga singaguganga
2nd plural nigugile, nigugē enigugile, enigugē nigugile, nigugē aniguganga eningaguganga ningaguganga
Class 1 ugugile, ugugē ogugile, ogugē egugile, egugē akaguganga ongaguganga engaguganga
Class 2 bagugile, bagugē abagugile, abagugē begugile, begugē abaguganga abangaguganga bengaguganga
Class 3 ugugile, ugugē ogugile, ogugē ugugile, ugugē awuguganga ongaguganga ungaguganga
Class 4 igugile, igugē egugile, egugē igugile, igugē ayiguganga engaguganga ingaguganga
Class 5 ligugile, ligugē eligugile, eligugē ligugile, ligugē aliguganga elingaguganga lingaguganga
Class 6 agugile, agugē agugile, agugē egugile, egugē awaguganga angaguganga engaguganga
Class 7 sigugile, sigugē esigugile, esigugē sigugile, sigugē asiguganga esingaguganga singaguganga
Class 8 zigugile, zigugē ezigugile, ezigugē zigugile, zigugē aziguganga ezingaguganga zingaguganga
Class 9 igugile, igugē egugile, egugē igugile, igugē ayiguganga engaguganga ingaguganga
Class 10 zigugile, zigugē ezigugile, ezigugē zigugile, zigugē aziguganga ezingaguganga zingaguganga
Class 11 lugugile, lugugē olugugile, olugugē lugugile, lugugē aluguganga olungaguganga lungaguganga
Class 14 bugugile, bugugē obugugile, obugugē bugugile, bugugē abuguganga obungaguganga bungaguganga
Class 15 kugugile, kugugē okugugile, okugugē kugugile, kugugē akuguganga okungaguganga kungaguganga
Class 17 kugugile, kugugē okugugile, okugugē kugugile, kugugē akuguganga okungaguganga kungaguganga
Remote past
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngāguga engāguga ngāguga angiguganga engingaguganga ngingaguganga
2nd singular wāguga owāguga wāguga awuguganga ongaguganga ungaguganga
1st plural sāguga esāguga sāguga asiguganga esingaguganga singaguganga
2nd plural nāguga enāguga nāguga aniguganga eningaguganga ningaguganga
Class 1 wāguga owāguga āguga akaguganga ongaguganga engaguganga
Class 2 bāguga abāguga bāguga abaguganga abangaguganga bengaguganga
Class 3 wāguga owāguga wāguga awuguganga ongaguganga ungaguganga
Class 4 yāguga eyāguga yāguga ayiguganga engaguganga ingaguganga
Class 5 lāguga elāguga lāguga aliguganga elingaguganga lingaguganga
Class 6 āguga āguga āguga awaguganga angaguganga engaguganga
Class 7 sāguga esāguga sāguga asiguganga esingaguganga singaguganga
Class 8 zāguga ezāguga zāguga aziguganga ezingaguganga zingaguganga
Class 9 yāguga eyāguga yāguga ayiguganga engaguganga ingaguganga
Class 10 zāguga ezāguga zāguga aziguganga ezingaguganga zingaguganga
Class 11 lwāguga olwāguga lwāguga aluguganga olungaguganga lungaguganga
Class 14 bāguga obāguga bāguga abuguganga obungaguganga bungaguganga
Class 15 kwāguga okwāguga kwāguga akuguganga okungaguganga kungaguganga
Class 17 kwāguga okwāguga kwāguga akuguganga okungaguganga kungaguganga
Potential
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngingaguga — ngingaguga ngingeguge — ngingeguge
2nd singular ungaguga — ungaguga ungeguge — ungeguge
1st plural singaguga — singaguga singeguge — singeguge
2nd plural ningaguga — ningaguga ningeguge — ningeguge
Class 1 angaguga — engaguga angeguge — engeguge
Class 2 bangaguga — bengaguga bangeguge — bengeguge
Class 3 ungaguga — ungaguga ungeguge — ungeguge
Class 4 ingaguga — ingaguga ingeguge — ingeguge
Class 5 lingaguga — lingaguga lingeguge — lingeguge
Class 6 angaguga — engaguga angeguge — engeguge
Class 7 singaguga — singaguga singeguge — singeguge
Class 8 zingaguga — zingaguga zingeguge — zingeguge
Class 9 ingaguga — ingaguga ingeguge — ingeguge
Class 10 zingaguga — zingaguga zingeguge — zingeguge
Class 11 lungaguga — lungaguga lungeguge — lungeguge
Class 14 bungaguga — bungaguga bungeguge — bungeguge
Class 15 kungaguga — kungaguga kungeguge — kungeguge
Class 17 kungaguga — kungaguga kungeguge — kungeguge
Immediate future
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngizoguga engizoguga ngizoguga angizuguga engingezuguga ngingezuguga
2nd singular uzoguga ozoguga uzoguga awuzuguga ongezuguga ungezuguga
1st plural sizoguga esizoguga sizoguga asizuguga esingezuguga singezuguga
2nd plural nizoguga enizoguga nizoguga anizuguga eningezuguga ningezuguga
Class 1 uzoguga ozoguga ezoguga akazuguga ongezuguga engezuguga
Class 2 bazoguga abazoguga bezoguga abazuguga abangezuguga bengezuguga
Class 3 uzoguga ozoguga uzoguga awuzuguga ongezuguga ungezuguga
Class 4 izoguga ezoguga izoguga ayizuguga engezuguga ingezuguga
Class 5 lizoguga elizoguga lizoguga alizuguga elingezuguga lingezuguga
Class 6 azoguga azoguga ezoguga awazuguga angezuguga engezuguga
Class 7 sizoguga esizoguga sizoguga asizuguga esingezuguga singezuguga
Class 8 zizoguga ezizoguga zizoguga azizuguga ezingezuguga zingezuguga
Class 9 izoguga ezoguga izoguga ayizuguga engezuguga ingezuguga
Class 10 zizoguga ezizoguga zizoguga azizuguga ezingezuguga zingezuguga
Class 11 luzoguga oluzoguga luzoguga aluzuguga olungezuguga lungezuguga
Class 14 buzoguga obuzoguga buzoguga abuzuguga obungezuguga bungezuguga
Class 15 kuzoguga okuzoguga kuzoguga akuzuguga okungezuguga kungezuguga
Class 17 kuzoguga okuzoguga kuzoguga akuzuguga okungezuguga kungezuguga
Remote future
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngiyoguga engiyoguga ngiyoguga angiyuguga engingeyuguga ngingeyuguga
2nd singular uyoguga oyoguga uyoguga awuyuguga ongeyuguga ungeyuguga
1st plural siyoguga esiyoguga siyoguga asiyuguga esingeyuguga singeyuguga
2nd plural niyoguga eniyoguga niyoguga aniyuguga eningeyuguga ningeyuguga
Class 1 uyoguga oyoguga eyoguga akayuguga ongeyuguga engeyuguga
Class 2 bayoguga abayoguga beyoguga abayuguga abangeyuguga bengeyuguga
Class 3 uyoguga oyoguga uyoguga awuyuguga ongeyuguga ungeyuguga
Class 4 iyoguga eyoguga iyoguga ayiyuguga engeyuguga ingeyuguga
Class 5 liyoguga eliyoguga liyoguga aliyuguga elingeyuguga lingeyuguga
Class 6 ayoguga ayoguga eyoguga awayuguga angeyuguga engeyuguga
Class 7 siyoguga esiyoguga siyoguga asiyuguga esingeyuguga singeyuguga
Class 8 ziyoguga eziyoguga ziyoguga aziyuguga ezingeyuguga zingeyuguga
Class 9 iyoguga eyoguga iyoguga ayiyuguga engeyuguga ingeyuguga
Class 10 ziyoguga eziyoguga ziyoguga aziyuguga ezingeyuguga zingeyuguga
Class 11 luyoguga oluyoguga luyoguga aluyuguga olungeyuguga lungeyuguga
Class 14 buyoguga obuyoguga buyoguga abuyuguga obungeyuguga bungeyuguga
Class 15 kuyoguga okuyoguga kuyoguga akuyuguga okungeyuguga kungeyuguga
Class 17 kuyoguga okuyoguga kuyoguga akuyuguga okungeyuguga kungeyuguga
Present subjunctive
Positive Negative
1st singular ngiguge ngingagugi
2nd singular uguge ungagugi
1st plural siguge singagugi
2nd plural niguge ningagugi
Class 1 aguge angagugi
Class 2 baguge bangagugi
Class 3 uguge ungagugi
Class 4 iguge ingagugi
Class 5 liguge lingagugi
Class 6 aguge angagugi
Class 7 siguge singagugi
Class 8 ziguge zingagugi
Class 9 iguge ingagugi
Class 10 ziguge zingagugi
Class 11 luguge lungagugi
Class 14 buguge bungagugi
Class 15 kuguge kungagugi
Class 17 kuguge kungagugi
Past subjunctive
Positive Negative
1st singular ngaguga ngangaguga, angaguga, angangaguga
2nd singular waguga wangaguga, awaguga, awangaguga
1st plural saguga sangaguga, asaguga, asangaguga
2nd plural naguga nangaguga, anaguga, anangaguga
Class 1 waguga wangaguga, akaguga, akangaguga
Class 2 baguga bangaguga, abaguga, abangaguga
Class 3 waguga wangaguga, awaguga, awangaguga
Class 4 yaguga yangaguga, ayaguga, ayangaguga
Class 5 laguga langaguga, alaguga, alangaguga
Class 6 aguga angaguga, awaguga, awangaguga
Class 7 saguga sangaguga, asaguga, asangaguga
Class 8 zaguga zangaguga, azaguga, azangaguga
Class 9 yaguga yangaguga, ayaguga, ayangaguga
Class 10 zaguga zangaguga, azaguga, azangaguga
Class 11 lwaguga lwangaguga, alwaguga, alwangaguga
Class 14 baguga bangaguga, abaguga, abangaguga
Class 15 kwaguga kwangaguga, akwaguga, akwangaguga
Class 17 kwaguga kwangaguga, akwaguga, akwangaguga

References

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