olga

See also: Olga, ólga, òlga, Òlga, Oľga, Olgą, Òlgą, and Òlgã

Galician

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (standard) /ˈɔlɡa/ [ˈɔɫ.ɣ̞ɐ]
  • IPA(key): (gheada) /ˈɔlħa/ [ˈɔɫ.ħɐ]

 
  • Rhymes: -ɔlɡa
  • Rhymes: -ɔlħa

  • Hyphenation: ol‧ga

Etymology 1

From Paleo-Hispanic *olka, from Proto-Celtic *ɸolkā (“arable land”), from Proto-Indo-European *polḱeh₂.[1] Cognate with Portuguese olga.

Noun

olga m (plural olgas)

  1. (agriculture) strip of land
  2. open path in the snow

Etymology 2

Perhaps from Latin ulva,[2] though it's unlikely.

Noun

olga m (plural olgas)

  1. (botany) seaweed
    Synonyms: alga, ouca

References

  1. ^ Grzega, Joachim (2001), Romania Gallica Cisalpina etymologisch-geolinguistische Studien zu den oberitalienisch-rätoromanischen Keltizismen‎[1], Tübingen: M. Niemeyer, →ISBN, page 132 – via De Gruyter.
  2. ^ Coromines, Joan; Pascual, José Antonio (1983–1991), “ova”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critical Castilian and Hispanic etymological dictionary]‎[2] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

Karelian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *olka, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *wolka.

Noun

olga

  1. shoulder

Portuguese

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *ɸolkā (“arable land”), from Proto-Indo-European *polḱeh₂. Cognate with Galician olga.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈɔl.ɡɐ/ [ˈɔɫ.ɣɐ]

  • Rhymes: -ɔlɡɐ, -ɔwɡɐ
  • Hyphenation: ol‧ga

Noun

olga f (plural olgas)

  1. small plot of land intended for agriculture
    Synonym: leira
  2. (Beira, Trás-os-Montes) plain between hills

Further reading

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