triga

See also: TRIGA and trigà

English

Etymology

From Latin triga, a contraction of ter or tri- (“thrice”) + iuga (“yoked”).

Noun

triga (plural trigas or trigae)

  1. (historical) A three-horse chariot used by the Ancient Romans.

Anagrams

Catalan

Etymology 1

Deverbal from trigar.

Noun

triga f (plural trigues)

  1. delay
    Synonyms: tardança, trigança

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

triga

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

Cornish

Etymology

From Middle Cornish trega, trege, tryga, tryge, Proto-Brythonic *trigad, from Latin trīcō. Cognate with Welsh trigo.

Verb

triga

  1. to dwell (in a place)
  2. to stay, remain

Usage notes

For to dwell in the present tense, the derived term bos trigys is more commonly used.

Conjugation

Conjugation of triga
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
indicative present/future trigav trigydh trig trigyn trigowgh trigons trigir
preterite trigis trigsys trigas trigsyn trigsowgh trigsons trigas
imperfect trigen triges triga trigen trigewgh trigens trigys
pluperfect trigsen trigses trigsa trigsen trigsewgh trigsens trigsys
subjunctive present/future trikkiv trikki trikko trikkyn trikkowgh trikkons trikker
imperfect trikken trikkes trikka trikken trikkewgh trikkens trikkys
imperative — trig triges trigyn trigewgh trigens —
non-finites present participle ow triga verbal adjective trigys

Derived terms

  • bos trigys (“live somewhere, dwell”, verb)
  • dalleth triga (“set up house”, verb)
  • triger, trigores (“dweller”)
  • trigva (“abode, address, dwelling”)
  • trigva ebost (“email address”)
  • trigys (“settled”)

Mutation

Mutation of triga
radical soft aspirate hard mixed
triga driga thriga unchanged unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Cornish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Galician

Etymology 1

Adjective

triga f sg

  1. feminine singular of trigo

Etymology 2

Verb

triga

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

Latin

Etymology

A contraction of ter or tri- (“thrice”) + iuga (“yoked”).

Noun

trīga f (genitive trīgae); first declension

  1. (historical) A triga: a three-horse chariot during Roman times.
  2. (figuratively) A trio: a set of three things bound together.

Declension

First-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative trīga trīgae
genitive trīgae trīgārum
dative trīgae trīgīs
accusative trīgam trīgās
ablative trīgā trīgīs
vocative trīga trīgae

Derived terms

  • trīgārius
  • trīgārium

Descendants

References

  • “triga”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • "triga", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
  • “triga”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • “triga”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper’s Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

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

  • Hyphenation: tri‧ga

Noun

triga f (plural trigas)

  1. hurry, eagerness
    Synonyms: pressa, afã, azáfama, ansiedade
  2. (historical) a car pulled by tree horses

Further reading

Etymology 2

Verb

triga

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