dega
See also: Appendix:Variations of "dega"
Albanian
Alternative forms
Etymology
The "quarrel, strife" meaning comes from "to branch" or "branching", from degë (“branch”).[1]
Noun
dega
- definite nominative singular of degë
Noun
dega f
Derived terms
References
- ^ Demiraj, Bardhyl et al. (2021), “dega”, in DPEWA. Digitales Philologisch-Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altalbanischen [DPEWA. Digital Philological-Etymological Dictionary of Old Albanian]
Cornish
Etymology
From Latin decuma. Compare Welsh degwm.
Noun
dega m (plural degedhow)
Derived terms
- degevi (“pay tithe”, verb)
Mutation
| radical | soft | aspirate | hard | mixed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| dega | dhega | unchanged | tega | tega |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Cornish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- “dega” in Cornish Dictionary / Gerlyver Kernewek, Akademi Kernewek.
Haitian Creole
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /deɡa/
Noun
dega
References
- Targète, Jean; Urciolo, Raphael (1993), Haitian Creole-English Dictionary[1], Dunwoody Press, →ISBN, page 43
Latvian
Verb
dega
- third-person singular/plural past indicative of degt
Lithuanian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈdʲæːɡɐ]
Verb
dẽga
Mauritian Creole
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /deɡa/
Noun
dega
- damage
- Synonym: andomazman
Old English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdeː.ɡɑ/, [ˈdeː.ɣɑ]
Noun
dēga f
- nominative/accusative/genitive plural of dēg
Swedish
Etymology
Verb
dega (present degar, preterite degade, supine degat, imperative dega)
- (informal) to loaf around, to be idle
Conjugation
| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | dega | degas | ||
| supine | degat | degats | ||
| imperative | dega | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | degen | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | degar | degade | degas | degades |
| ind. plural1 | dega | degade | degas | degades |
| subjunctive2 | dege | degade | deges | degades |
| present participle | degande | |||
| past participle | — | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
References
- “dega”, in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker [Dictionaries of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)