ortiga

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Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Latin urtīca.

Pronunciation

Noun

ortiga f (plural ortigues)

  1. nettle

Derived terms

Further reading

Galician

Ortiga or estruga
Ortiga or estruga

Alternative forms

Etymology

Attested since the 15th century. From Old Galician-Portuguese, from Latin urtīca.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (standard) /oɾˈtiɡa/
  • IPA(key): (gheada) /oɾˈtiħa/

 

  • Hyphenation: or‧ti‧ga

Noun

ortiga f (plural ortigas)

  1. nettle
    Synonym: estruga
  2. marbled electric ray (Torpedo marmorata)
    Synonyms: raia estruga, raia ortiga, trémaro

Derived terms

References

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

Etymology 1

Noun

ortiga f (plural ortigas)

  1. Alternative form of urtiga

Etymology 2

Verb

ortiga

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

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /oɾˈtiɡa/
  • Rhymes: -iɡa
  • Syllabification: or‧ti‧ga

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Spanish ortiga, from Latin urtīca.

Noun

ortiga f (plural ortigas)

  1. nettle (plant)
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

ortiga

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

Further reading