laga

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See also: låga

Basque

Pronunciation

Verb

laga ? (imperfect participle lagatzen, future participle lagako, short form laga, verbal noun lagatze)

  1. to let, to allow
    Synonym: utzi
  2. to leave
    Synonym: utzi

Further reading

  • laga”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
  • laga”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

Bikol Central

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlaʔɡaʔ/
  • Hyphenation: la‧ga

Noun

lâgâ

  1. (Tabaco–Legazpi–Sorsogon) act of boiling
    Synonym: gaga

Derived terms

Cebuano

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: la‧ga
  • IPA(key): /ˈlaʔɡaʔ/

Verb

la-ga

  1. to brew; to boil

Derived terms

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse laga

Pronunciation

Verb

laga (third person singular past indicative lagaði, third person plural past indicative lagaðu, supine lagað)

  1. to order, direct, make, arrange

Conjugation

Conjugation of laga (group v-30)
infinitive laga
supine lagað
participle (a6)1 lagandi lagaður
present past
first singular lagi lagaði
second singular lagar lagaði
third singular lagar lagaði
plural laga lagaðu
imperative
singular laga!
plural lagið!
1Only the past participle being declined.

Higaonon

Etymology

Akin to Cebuano dalaga.

Noun

laga

  1. maiden

Icelandic

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Norse laga (to prepare, make ready).

Verb

laga (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative lagaði, supine lagað)

  1. to shape, mold
  2. to fix, repair
Conjugation

Etymology 2

Noun

laga

  1. indefinite genitive plural of lag

Indonesian

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Hyphenation: la‧ga

Noun

laga (plural laga-laga)

  1. fight.
    Synonyms: kelahi, lawan

Affixed terms

Further reading

Irish

Pronunciation

Adjective

laga pl

  1. nominative/vocative/dative/strong genitive plural of lag

Malay

Pronunciation

Noun

laga (plural laga-laga, informal 1st possessive lagaku, 2nd possessive lagamu, 3rd possessive laganya)

  1. (Medan) betta

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /¹lɑːɡɑ/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɑːɡɑ
  • Hyphenation: la‧ga

Verb

laga

  1. simple past and past participle of lage

Alternative forms

Noun

laga n

  1. definite plural of lag

Anagrams

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Etymology

From the noun lag n.

Pronunciation

Verb

laga (present tense lagar, past tense laga, past participle laga, passive infinitive lagast, present participle lagande, imperative laga/lag)

  1. to make

Usage notes

  • This is a split infinitive verb.

Derived terms

References

Anagrams

Occitan

Pronunciation

Noun

laga f (plural lagas)

  1. (nautical) wake

Old English

Noun

laga

  1. inflection of lagu:
    1. genitive/dative singular
    2. nominative/accusative/genitive plural

Old Norse

Etymology 1

Related to the verb leggja (to place, lay). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Verb

laga

  1. to prepare, make ready
Conjugation
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Danish: lave
  • Faroese: laga
  • Icelandic: laga
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: laga, lage
  • Norwegian Bokmål: lage
  • Swedish: laga

Etymology 2

Noun

laga f (genitive lǫgu)

  1. a meeting (planned)
    Synonym: fundr
Declension

References

  • laga”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

laga

  1. indefinite genitive plural of lag
  2. indefinite genitive plural of lǫg
  3. indefinite genitive plural of lǫgr

Oromo

Noun

laga

  1. river

Polish

Etymology

Clipping of laska + -ga.

Pronunciation

Noun

laga f

  1. Augmentative of laska
    Synonym: lacha

Declension

Further reading

  • laga in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • laga in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Swedish

Etymology 1

From Old Swedish lagha (bring to order; form into teams), equivalent to lag (team) +‎ -a. Cf. Norwegian Nynorsk laga, Norwegian Bokmål lage, Danish lave.

Pronunciation

Verb

laga (present lagar, preterite lagade, supine lagat, imperative laga)

  1. to repair
  2. to cook, make, prepare (food)
  3. (dated) to arrange, set up
Conjugation

Etymology 2

From Old Swedish lagha, the genitive plural of lag (law).

Adjective

laga (not comparable)

  1. (dated, law) lawful, legal
    Antonym: olaga
Derived terms

References

  • laga in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

Anagrams

Tagalog

Etymology

From Southern Proto-Philippine *laqgaq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *la(ŋ)gaq. Compare Hiligaynon laga, Cebuano laga, and Bikol Central gaga.

Pronunciation

Noun

lagà (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜄ)

  1. cooking or boiling in water (of meat, eggs, corn, etc.)

Derived terms

See also

Further reading

  • laga”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*la(ŋ)gaq”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Anagrams

Tiruray

Noun

laga

  1. price