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See also: Toga, TOGA, togă, togą, tóga, Tóga, and tɔgã

English

A toga.
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Etymology

Borrowed directly from Latin toga, from tegō (I clothe). Doublet of toge. The Philippine (and Indonesian) senses are due to the resemblance of the white ceremonial gowns worn by graduates of institutions to the loose outer garment worn by the citizens of Ancient Rome.

Pronunciation

Noun

toga (plural togas or togae or togæ)

  1. A loose outer garment worn by the citizens of Ancient Rome.
  2. A loose wrap gown.
  3. (Philippines, Indonesia) cap and gown; ceremonial gown or robe (worn by a graduate, lawyer, judge, professor etc.)

Synonyms

Derived terms

Translations

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See also

Anagrams

Cebuano

Noun

toga

  1. an academic gown
  2. (historical) loose outer garment worn by the citizens of Rome

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin toga.

Pronunciation

Noun

toga f (plural toga's, diminutive togaatje n)

  1. (historical) a toga, an outer garment worn by Roman patrician men
  2. a gown worn by academics, Christian priests or ministers, and certain members of the legal profession

Hypernyms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: toga

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse toga, from Proto-Germanic *tugōną; cognate with English tow.

Verb

toga (third person singular past indicative togaði, third person plural past indicative togaðu, supine togað)

  1. to pull

Conjugation

Conjugation of toga (group v-30)
infinitive toga
supine togað
participle (a6)1 togandi togaður
present past
first singular togi togaði
second singular togar togaði
third singular togar togaði
plural toga togaðu
imperative
singular toga!
plural togið!
1Only the past participle being declined.

Finnish

Pronunciation

Noun

toga

  1. Alternative form of tooga

Declension

Inflection of toga (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative toga togat
genitive togan togien
partitive togaa togia
illative togaan togiin
singular plural
nominative toga togat
accusative nom. toga togat
gen. togan
genitive togan togien
togain rare
partitive togaa togia
inessive togassa togissa
elative togasta togista
illative togaan togiin
adessive togalla togilla
ablative togalta togilta
allative togalle togille
essive togana togina
translative togaksi togiksi
abessive togatta togitta
instructive togin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of toga (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative togani togani
accusative nom. togani togani
gen. togani
genitive togani togieni
togaini rare
partitive togaani togiani
inessive togassani togissani
elative togastani togistani
illative togaani togiini
adessive togallani togillani
ablative togaltani togiltani
allative togalleni togilleni
essive toganani toginani
translative togakseni togikseni
abessive togattani togittani
instructive
comitative togineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative togasi togasi
accusative nom. togasi togasi
gen. togasi
genitive togasi togiesi
togaisi rare
partitive togaasi togiasi
inessive togassasi togissasi
elative togastasi togistasi
illative togaasi togiisi
adessive togallasi togillasi
ablative togaltasi togiltasi
allative togallesi togillesi
essive toganasi toginasi
translative togaksesi togiksesi
abessive togattasi togittasi
instructive
comitative toginesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative togamme togamme
accusative nom. togamme togamme
gen. togamme
genitive togamme togiemme
togaimme rare
partitive togaamme togiamme
inessive togassamme togissamme
elative togastamme togistamme
illative togaamme togiimme
adessive togallamme togillamme
ablative togaltamme togiltamme
allative togallemme togillemme
essive toganamme toginamme
translative togaksemme togiksemme
abessive togattamme togittamme
instructive
comitative toginemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative toganne toganne
accusative nom. toganne toganne
gen. toganne
genitive toganne togienne
togainne rare
partitive togaanne togianne
inessive togassanne togissanne
elative togastanne togistanne
illative togaanne togiinne
adessive togallanne togillanne
ablative togaltanne togiltanne
allative togallenne togillenne
essive togananne toginanne
translative togaksenne togiksenne
abessive togattanne togittanne
instructive
comitative toginenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative togansa togansa
accusative nom. togansa togansa
gen. togansa
genitive togansa togiensa
togainsa rare
partitive togaansa togiaan
togiansa
inessive togassaan
togassansa
togissaan
togissansa
elative togastaan
togastansa
togistaan
togistansa
illative togaansa togiinsa
adessive togallaan
togallansa
togillaan
togillansa
ablative togaltaan
togaltansa
togiltaan
togiltansa
allative togalleen
togallensa
togilleen
togillensa
essive toganaan
toganansa
toginaan
toginansa
translative togakseen
togaksensa
togikseen
togiksensa
abessive togattaan
togattansa
togittaan
togittansa
instructive
comitative togineen
toginensa

Further reading

Anagrams

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse toga, from Proto-Germanic *tugōną; cognate with English tow.

Pronunciation

Verb

toga (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative togaði, supine togað)

  1. (transitive, intransitive, governs the accusative) to pull, to draw, to tug
  2. (transitive, intransitive, governs the accusative) to trawl

Inflection

Synonyms

Derived terms

Italian

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Etymology

Borrowed from Latin toga.

Pronunciation

Noun

toga f (plural toghe)

  1. toga
  2. gown, robe
  3. magistrate, judge
  4. (by extension) lawyer

Anagrams

Japanese

Romanization

toga

  1. Rōmaji transcription of とが

Latin

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statua cum toga (statue with toga)

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *togā, from Proto-Indo-European *togéh₂ (cover), from *(s)teg- (to cover) (whence tegō).

Pronunciation

Noun

toga f (genitive togae); first declension

  1. toga
    Toga candida.
    Pure white toga.
  2. a garment
  3. a roof
  4. (figuratively) a client
  5. (figuratively) peace

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative toga togae
Genitive togae togārum
Dative togae togīs
Accusative togam togās
Ablative togā togīs
Vocative toga togae

Derived terms

Descendants

References

  • toga”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • toga in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to assume the toga virilis: togam virilem (puram) sumere

Northern Sami

Etymology

Borrowed from Norwegian tog, Swedish tåg.

Pronunciation

  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈtʰoːka/

Noun

tōga

  1. (Norway, Sweden) train
    Synonym: juná

Inflection

Even a-stem, no gradation
Nominative tōga
Genitive tōga
Singular Plural
Nominative tōga tōgat
Accusative tōga tōgaid
Genitive tōga tōgaid
Illative tōgii tōgaide
Locative tōgas tōgain
Comitative tōgain tōgaiguin
Essive tōgan
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person tōgan tōgame tōgamet
2nd person tōgat tōgade tōgadet
3rd person tōgas tōgaska tōgaset

Further reading

  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

Alternative forms

Noun

toga n

  1. definite plural of tog

Etymology 2

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From Latin toga.

Noun

toga m (definite singular togaen, indefinite plural togaer, definite plural togaene)

  1. a toga (Roman garment)

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

Noun

toga n

  1. definite plural of tog

Etymology 2

Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nn

From Latin toga.

Noun

toga m (definite singular togaen, indefinite plural togaer or togaar, definite plural togaene or togaane)

  1. a toga (Roman garment)

References

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *togō (leader).

Pronunciation

Noun

toga m

  1. leader (only found in compounds)

Derived terms

References

Old Irish

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Verb

toga

  1. second-person singular imperative of do·goa

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
toga thoga toga
pronounced with /d(ʲ)-/
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Old Norse

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *tugōną.

Verb

toga

  1. to draw, pull, stretch
Conjugation
Descendants

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

toga

  1. indefinite genitive plural of tog

References

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

Polish

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toga sense 1
toga sense 2
toga sense 4

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin toga.

Pronunciation

Noun

toga f

  1. (Ancient Rome, historical) toga (traditional garment of men in Ancient Rome, corresponding to the stola worn by women)
    Coordinate term: stola
  2. (education) academic dress (traditional form of clothing for academic settings, mainly tertiary (and sometimes secondary) education, worn mainly by those who have obtained a university degree (or similar), or hold a status that entitles them to assume them (e.g., undergraduate students at certain old universities))
  3. (law) toga (long, loose outfit of judges, lawyers, and prosecutors, worn for official occasions)
  4. (Protestantism) toga (robe of evangelical clergy)

Declension

nouns

Further reading

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

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: to‧ga

Noun

toga f (plural togas)

  1. toga (loose outer garment worn by the citizens of ancient Rome)

Samoan

Etymology

See also Malay tengah (centre) and Maori tonga (south)

Pronunciation

Noun

toga

  1. south

Adjective

toga

  1. southern

Derived terms

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tǒːɡa/
  • Hyphenation: to‧ga

Etymology 1

Noun

tóga f (Cyrillic spelling то́га)

  1. toga, gown
Declension

Further reading

  • toga”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronoun

toga

  1. inflection of taj:
    1. genitive masculine/neuter
    2. accusative masculine animate

Slovene

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *tǫga.

Noun

tọ́ga f

  1. sadness (state/emotion)
    Synonym: žálost

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Latin toga.

Noun

tọ́ga f

  1. toga (garment worn by the citizens of Ancient Rome)

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

tóga

  1. inflection of tog:
    1. masculine nominative/accusative dual
    2. feminine nominative singular
    3. neuter nominative/accusative plural

Further reading

  • toga”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtoɡa/
  • Rhymes: -oɡa
  • Syllabification: to‧ga

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin toga.

Noun

toga f (plural togas)

  1. toga
  2. (ceremonial) gown; (ceremonial) robe (worn by a lawyer, judge, graduate, professor etc.)

Verb

toga

  1. only used in se toga, third-person singular present indicative of togarse
  2. only used in te ... toga, syntactic variant of tógate, second-person singular imperative of togarse

Etymology 2

Back slang for gato.

Noun

toga m (plural togas)

  1. (back slang, slang, Argentina) cat

Further reading

Anagrams

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish toga, from Latin toga.

Pronunciation

Noun

toga (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜄ)

  1. cap and gown; ceremonial gown or robe (worn by a graduate, lawyer, judge, professor etc.)
  2. toga (garment used by the citizens of ancient Rome)

Derived terms

See also

Further reading

  • toga”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Anagrams

West Makian

Etymology

Compare East Makian togal (to pull).

Pronunciation

Verb

toga

  1. (transitive) to pull
  2. (transitive) to lift up (from water)
  3. (transitive) to pull up (an anchor)

Conjugation

Conjugation of toga (action verb)
singular plural
inclusive exclusive
1st person totoga motoga atoga
2nd person notoga fotoga
3rd person inanimate itoga dotoga
animate
imperative notoga, toga fotoga, toga

References

  • James Collins (1982) Further Notes Towards a West Makian Vocabulary, Pacific linguistics
  • Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours, Pacific linguistics