giga
See also: giga-
Dena'ina
Etymology
From Proto-Athabaskan *giʼgə
Noun
giga
References
- Tenenbaum, Joan Marsha (1978), Morphology and Semantics of the Tanaina Verb, Columbia University, page 143
Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡiɡɑ/, [ˈɡiɡɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -iɡɑ
- Syllabification(key): gi‧ga
- Hyphenation(key): gi‧ga
Noun
giga (colloquial)
Declension
| Inflection of giga (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | giga | gigat | |
| genitive | gigan | gigojen | |
| partitive | gigaa | gigoja | |
| illative | gigaan | gigoihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | giga | gigat | |
| accusative | nom. | giga | gigat |
| gen. | gigan | ||
| genitive | gigan | gigojen gigain rare | |
| partitive | gigaa | gigoja | |
| inessive | gigassa | gigoissa | |
| elative | gigasta | gigoista | |
| illative | gigaan | gigoihin | |
| adessive | gigalla | gigoilla | |
| ablative | gigalta | gigoilta | |
| allative | gigalle | gigoille | |
| essive | gigana | gigoina | |
| translative | gigaksi | gigoiksi | |
| abessive | gigatta | gigoitta | |
| instructive | — | gigoin | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
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Iban
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɡiɡaʔ]
- Hyphenation: gi‧ga
- Rhymes: -iɡaʔ
Verb
giga (active ngiga, passive digiga)
- to find
Derived terms
- begiga
- digiga
- ngiga
Italian
Noun
giga f (plural gighe)
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈʒi.ɡɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈʒi.ɡa/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈʒi.ɡɐ/ [ˈʒi.ɣɐ]
Etymology 1
Unknown.
Noun
giga f (plural gigas)
- flat basket
Etymology 2
Clipping of gigabyte.
Noun
giga m (plural gigas or giga)
- (informal) clipping of gigabyte
Further reading
- “giga”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “giga”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
Spanish
Etymology 1
From Old French gigue.
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈxiɡa/ [ˈxi.ɣ̞a]
- Rhymes: -iɡa
- Syllabification: gi‧ga
Noun
giga f (plural gigas)
Etymology 2
Clipping of gigabyte.
Alternative forms
- guiga, yiga
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈxiɡa/ [ˈxi.ɣ̞a]
- Rhymes: -iɡa
- Syllabification: gi‧ga
Noun
giga m (plural gigas)
Further reading
- “giga”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025
Swedish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Swedish gigha. Derived from Low German gige. Possibly derived from Old High German gigen (“rock, sway”). First attested in the latter 13th century[1].
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈjiːɡa/
Noun
giga c
Derived terms
- mungiga (“Jew's harp”)
References
Yagara
Noun
giga
References
- State Library of Queensland, Indigenous Language Wordlists Turubul Body Parts.