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See also: pigwą

Old Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Old High German fīga.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (10th–15th CE) /pi(ː)ɡva/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /piɡva/

Noun

pigwa f

  1. quince (Cydonia oblonga)
    Synonyms: gdula, pigla
    • 1900 [1437], Józef Rostafiński, editor, Symbola ad historiam naturalem medii aevi = Średniowieczna historya naturalna w Polsce. Ps 2‎, number 2549:
      Pigua citonia
      [Pigwa citonia]
    • 1900 [1464], Józef Rostafiński, editor, Symbola ad historiam naturalem medii aevi = Średniowieczna historya naturalna w Polsce. Ps 2‎, number 4785:
      Pigwy citonia et poma rubea
      [Pigwy citonia et poma rubea]

Descendants

  • Polish: pigwa

Further reading

Polish

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pigwa

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish pigwa. Doublet of figa and fikus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpi.ɡva/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -iɡva
  • Syllabification: pi‧gwa

Noun

pigwa f (related adjective pigwowy)

  1. quince (tree)
  2. quince (fruit)

Declension

Declension of pigwa
singular plural
nominative pigwa pigwy
genitive pigwy pigw
dative pigwie pigwom
accusative pigwę pigwy
instrumental pigwą pigwami
locative pigwie pigwach
vocative pigwo pigwy

Derived terms

nouns

Further reading

  • pigwa in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • pigwa in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • pigwa in PWN's encyclopedia

Swahili

Pronunciation

Verb

-pigwa (infinitive kupigwa)

  1. Passive form of -piga: to be beaten up

Conjugation

Conjugation of -pigwa
Positive present -napigwa
Subjunctive -pigwe
Negative -pigwi
Imperative singular pigwa
Infinitives
Positive kupigwa
Negative kutopigwa
Imperatives
Singular pigwa
Plural pigweni
Tensed forms
Habitual hupigwa
Positive past positive subject concord + -lipigwa
Negative past negative subject concord + -kupigwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -napigwa)
Singular Plural
1st person ninapigwa/napigwa tunapigwa
2nd person unapigwa mnapigwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anapigwa wanapigwa
other classes positive subject concord + -napigwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -pigwi)
Singular Plural
1st person sipigwi hatupigwi
2nd person hupigwi hampigwi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hapigwi hawapigwi
other classes negative subject concord + -pigwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tapigwa
Negative future negative subject concord + -tapigwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -pigwe)
Singular Plural
1st person nipigwe tupigwe
2nd person upigwe mpigwe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) apigwe wapigwe
other classes positive subject concord + -pigwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sipigwe
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngepigwa
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singepigwa
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalipigwa
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalipigwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -apigwa)
Singular Plural
1st person napigwa twapigwa
2nd person wapigwa mwapigwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) apigwa wapigwa
m-mi(III/IV) wapigwa yapigwa
ji-ma(V/VI) lapigwa yapigwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chapigwa vyapigwa
n(IX/X) yapigwa zapigwa
u(XI) wapigwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwapigwa
pa(XVI) papigwa
mu(XVIII) mwapigwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -mepigwa
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshapigwa
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -japigwa
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kipigwa
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipopigwa
Consecutive kapigwa / positive subject concord + -kapigwa
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kapigwe
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nipigwa -tupigwa
2nd person -kupigwa -wapigwa/-kupigweni/-wapigweni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mpigwa -wapigwa
m-mi(III/IV) -upigwa -ipigwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -lipigwa -yapigwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kipigwa -vipigwa
n(IX/X) -ipigwa -zipigwa
u(XI) -upigwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kupigwa
pa(XVI) -papigwa
mu(XVIII) -mupigwa
Reflexive -jipigwa
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -pigwa- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -pigwaye -pigwao
m-mi(III/IV) -pigwao -pigwayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -pigwalo -pigwayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -pigwacho -pigwavyo
n(IX/X) -pigwayo -pigwazo
u(XI) -pigwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -pigwako
pa(XVI) -pigwapo
mu(XVIII) -pigwamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -pigwa)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yepigwa -opigwa
m-mi(III/IV) -opigwa -yopigwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -lopigwa -yopigwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chopigwa -vyopigwa
n(IX/X) -yopigwa -zopigwa
u(XI) -opigwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kopigwa
pa(XVI) -popigwa
mu(XVIII) -mopigwa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

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