verga

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word verga. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word verga, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say verga in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word verga you have here. The definition of the word verga will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofverga, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
See also: Verga, vergā, and vergă

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Latin virga

Pronunciation

Noun

verga f (plural vergues)

  1. stick, branch, twig
    Synonyms: vara, sarment
  2. (anatomy) penis
  3. (nautical) yard, spar
  4. (botany) bitter willow
    Synonym: sarga

Derived terms

Further reading

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -aː

Verb

verga

  1. inflection of vergaan:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive
    3. imperative

Anagrams

Galician

Etymology

From Latin virga (“twig, stick”), probably from Proto-Indo-European *wisgeh₂ (“flexible rod or stick”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbeɾɣa̝/, /ˈbɛɾɣa̝/

Noun

verga f (plural vergas)

  1. twig; rod, cane
    Synonyms: fustriga, vergasta, xostra
  2. twisted twig (usually wicker or other flexible wood) used for binding
    Synonyms: corre, costrán, vencello, vincallo, viorto
  3. pizzle; animal penis
    • 1409, J. L. Pensado Tomé, editor, Tratado de Albeitaria, Santiago de Compostela: Centro Ramón Piñeiro, page 93:
      por o que as uezes lle faz huun pouco jnchar os Colloos et a verga et faz lle a mehude feryr os jllaaes
      because sometimes it causes the horse's testicles and penis to slightly swell, and frequently injuries his belly
    Synonyms: vergallo, vergallón
  4. (vulgar) human penis
    Synonym: carallo
  5. (nautical) yard, yardarm
    • 1433, A. Rodríguez González & J. Armas Castro (eds.), Minutario notarial de Pontevedra (1433-1435). Santiago de Compostela: Consello da Cultura Galega, page 22:
      a dita vosa pinaça ben estanqua de agoa de costado e ben aparellada de boo masto et verga et treu et de ancoras et de caabres et de todos los outros aparellos que lle fezeren mester
      the aforementioned pinnace of yours, watertight on the sides and well prepared with a good mast and yard and sails and anchors and cables and all of the rigging she could need

References

  • “verga” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
  • “verga” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • “verga” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “verga” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • “verga” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Italian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Latin virga (“twig, stick”), probably from Proto-Indo-European *wisgeh₂ (“flexible rod or stick”).

Noun

verga f (plural verghe)

  1. cane, rod
    Synonyms: asta, bacchetta, bastone
  2. crook (of a shepherd)
    Synonym: vincastro
  3. (vulgar) penis, dick
    Synonyms: cazzo, minchia, pisello, uccello
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

verga

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

Anagrams

Latvian

Noun

verga

  1. genitive singular of vergs

Portuguese

verga (3)

Etymology 1

From Latin virga (“slender green branch, twig, stick”), probably from Proto-Indo-European *wisgeh₂ (“flexible rod or stick”). Compare Galician and Spanish verga, French vergue, verge. Doublet of virga.

Pronunciation

 
 

  • Hyphenation: ver‧ga

Noun

verga f (plural vergas)

  1. stick, twig
    Synonym: vara
  2. wicker
    Synonym: vime
    cesto de verga ― wicker basket
  3. (nautical) yard (spar on a mast from which sails are set)
  4. (architecture) lintel (horizontal structural beam spanning an opening)
  5. (vulgar) penis, dick
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:pénis
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

verga

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

Spanish

vergas (2)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish verga, berga, inherited from Latin virga (“slender green branch, twig, stick”), probably from Proto-Indo-European *wisgeh₂ (“flexible rod or stick”). Compare Portuguese verga. Doublet of verja (“fence”).

Pronunciation

Noun

verga f (plural vergas)

  1. pole, rod (long and thin stick)
    Synonym: vara
  2. (nautical) yardarm; yard (spar on a mast from which sails are set)
    Hypernym: percha
    Coordinate term: mástil
    • 1877, Benito Pérez Galdós, Gloria:
      Ya no se movió más sino con movimientos pequeños; y en su convulsión postrera, temblaban las rotas jarcias; y el mastelero de trinquete con la doble cruz formada por las vergas se doblaba como un báculo roto.
      He no longer moved except with small movements; and in his last convulsion the broken rigging trembled; and the ratchet mast with the double cross formed by the yards bent like a broken staff.
  3. (weaponry) steel bow (of a crossbow)
  4. (vulgar, Latin America) penis
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:pene
    El hombre fue detenido por exponer la verga en el autobús.
    The man was detained for exposing his cock on the bus.
  5. (vulgar) a thing of bad or undesirable quality
    ¡Qué verga!
    What a bad thing!

Derived terms

Related terms

Interjection

verga

  1. (Mexico, vulgar) damn!, shit!

Further reading

Anagrams

Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia