vigia

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See also: vigía

English

Etymology

From Spanish vigía (lookout; reef), from Portuguese vigia, ultimately from Latin vigilare.

Noun

vigia (plural vigias)

  1. (nautical) A warning on a navigational chart indicating a reef or other hazard which has been reported but which has not been confirmed to exist, or whose exact location is unknown.

Latin

Pronunciation

Noun

vigia f (genitive vigiae); first declension

  1. (Medieval Latin) This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.
    Cohæret ab ipso campo et ab ipsa capella da mane sanctæ Mariæ, da meridie Petri de Saravia: et area et ipsa capella cum eodem campo insimul per mensuram justam, cum Cisa sua vigias tres nominative, quas mihi campo ipso ante hos dies per chartam venditionis advenit.
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Declension

First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative vigia vigiae
Genitive vigiae vigiārum
Dative vigiae vigiīs
Accusative vigiam vigiās
Ablative vigiā vigiīs
Vocative vigia vigiae

References

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
 

  • Hyphenation: vi‧gi‧a

Etymology 1

Deverbal from vigiar.

Noun

vigia f (plural vigias)

  1. watch; lookout
    Synonym: vigilância
  2. watchtower
    Synonym: atalaia
  3. peephole
Descendants
  • Spanish: vigía

Noun

vigia m or f by sense (plural vigias)

  1. sentinel; lookout (referring to a person, a sentry or guard)
    Synonyms: guarda, sentinela

Etymology 2

Verb

vigia

  1. inflection of vigiar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative
  2. first/third-person singular imperfect indicative of viger
  3. first/third-person singular imperfect indicative of vigir

Spanish

Verb

vigia

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