fanga

See also: fånga

English

Noun

fanga (plural fangas)

  1. (historical) An old Portuguese dry measure.

Anagrams


Icelandic

Etymology

Likely a loanword from Middle Low German fangen, from Proto-Germanic *fanhaną. Doublet of (to get, to receive).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfauŋka/
  • Rhymes: -auŋka

Verb

fanga (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative fangaði, supine fangað)

  1. (transitive, with accusative) to capture, to seize
    Synonyms: handsama, grípa, þrífa

Conjugation


Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Verb

fanga

  1. simple past of fange
  2. past participle of fange

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfɑŋːɑ/

Noun

fanga n

  1. definite plural of fang

Etymology 2

From Middle Low German vangen and Old Norse fanga

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²fɑŋːɑ/

Alternative forms

Verb

fanga (present tense fangar, past tense fanga, past participle fanga, passive infinitive fangast, present participle fangande, imperative fang/fanga)

  1. to catch, to capture

See also

References

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