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Galician
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From a pre-Roman substrate of Iberia *olka, from Proto-Celtic *ɸolkā (“arable land”), from Proto-Indo-European *polḱeh₂.[1]
Noun
olga m (plural olgas)
- (agriculture) strip of land
- open path in the snow
Etymology 2
Perhaps from Latin ulva.[2]
Noun
olga m (plural olgas)
- (botany) seaweed
- Synonyms: alga, ouca
References
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “olga”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “olga”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “olga”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
Karelian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *olka, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *wolka.
Noun
olga
- shoulder