briga

See also: Briga

Gaulish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *Brigantī, *brigantī.[1]

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /briɡaː/

Noun

brigā f

  1. hill

Declension
declension of briga
Singular Plural
Nominative brigā brigas
Vocative briga -
Accusative brigan brigas
Genitive brigas briganom
Dative brigai brigabo
Instrumental brigia -
Locative - -

References
  1. Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN

Italian

Etymology

From Germanic or Celtic - see Welsh bri (“power”), Old Irish bríg (“force, power, value”).

Noun

briga f (plural brighe)

  1. trouble, bother

Verb

briga

  1. third-person singular present indicative of brigare
  2. second-person singular imperative of brigare

Anagrams

Kabuverdianu

Etymology

From Portuguese brigar.

Verb

briga

  1. to fight

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian briga (“trouble”).

Pronunciation

Noun

briga f (plural brigas)

  1. fight (physical confrontation)

Synonyms

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian briga.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /brîɡa/
  • Hyphenation: bri‧ga

Noun

brȉga f (Cyrillic spelling бри̏га)

  1. worry, concern
  2. trouble, bother
  3. care; nurture

Declension
Declension of briga
singular plural
nominative brȉga brȉge
genitive brȉgē brȋgā
dative brȉzi brȉgama
accusative brȉgu brȉge
vocative brȉgo brȉge
locative brȉzi brȉgama
instrumental brȉgōm brȉgama

Slovene

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian briga.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbríːɡa/
  • Tonal orthography: brȋga

Noun

bríga f (genitive bríge, nominative plural bríge)

  1. care

Declension
Declension of bríga (feminine, a-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative bríga brígi bríge
accusative brígo brígi bríge
genitive bríge bríg bríg
dative brígi brígama brígam
locative brígi brígah brígah
instrumental brígo brígama brígami
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