triga

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See also: TRIGA and trigà

English

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Etymology

From Latin triga, a contraction of ter or tri- (thrice) + iuga (yoked).

Noun

triga (plural trigas or trigae)

  1. (historical) A three-horse chariot used by the Ancient Romans.

Anagrams

Catalan

Etymology 1

Deverbal from trigar.

Noun

triga f (plural trigues)

  1. delay
    Synonyms: tardança, trigança

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

triga

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

Cornish

Verb

triga

  1. to dwell (in a place)
  2. 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

  1. feminine singular of trigo

Etymology 2

Verb

triga

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

Latin

Etymology

A contraction of ter or tri- (thrice) + iuga (yoked).

Noun

trīga f (genitive trīgae); first declension

  1. (historical) A triga: a three-horse chariot during Roman times.
  2. (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

 

  • Hyphenation: tri‧ga

Noun

triga f (plural trigas)

  1. hurry, eagerness
    Synonyms: pressa, afã, azáfama, ansiedade
  2. (historical) a car pulled by tree horses