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English
Etymology
From Latin triga, a contraction of ter or tri- (“thrice”) + iuga (“yoked”).
Noun
triga (plural trigas or trigae)
- (historical) A three-horse chariot used by the Ancient Romans.
Anagrams
Catalan
Etymology 1
Deverbal from trigar.
Noun
triga f (plural trigues)
- delay
- Synonyms: tardança, trigança
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
triga
- inflection of trigar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Cornish
Verb
triga
- to dwell (in a place)
- to stay, remain
Usage notes
For to dwell in the present tense, the derived term bos trigys is more commonly used.
Derived terms
Galician
Etymology 1
Adjective
triga f sg
- feminine singular of trigo
Etymology 2
Verb
triga
- inflection of trigar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Latin
Etymology
A contraction of ter or tri- (“thrice”) + iuga (“yoked”).
Noun
trīga f (genitive trīgae); first declension
- (historical) A triga: a three-horse chariot during Roman times.
- (figuratively) A trio: a set of three things bound together.
Declension
First-declension noun.
Derived terms
Descendants
References
- “triga”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- triga in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- triga in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “triga”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
Portuguese
Pronunciation
Noun
triga f (plural trigas)
- hurry, eagerness
- Synonyms: pressa, afã, azáfama, ansiedade
- (historical) a car pulled by tree horses