faga

See also: fága and -faga

Asturian

Verb

faga

1. first-person singular present subjunctive of facer
2. third-person singular present subjunctive of facer

Galician

Verb

faga

1. inflection of facer:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative
2. (reintegrationist norm) inflection of fazer:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Maltese

Root
f-g-j
2 terms

Alternative forms

• fega

Etymology

Integrated loan verb from Sicilian affugari, affucari, from Latin offocare. Cognate to English suffocate.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfa.ɡa/

Verb

faga (imperfect jifga, past participle fgat)

1. to choke, strangle

Conjugation

Conjugation of faga

		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	fgajt	fgajt	faga		fgajna	fgajtu	fgaw
	f			fgat
imperfect	m	nifga	tifga	jifga		nifgaw	tifgaw	jifgaw
	f			tifga
imperative			ifga				ifgaw

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• fagene

Noun

faga n

1. definite plural of fag

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

faga n

1. definite plural of fag

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɑː.ɡɑ/, [ˈfɑː.ɣɑ]

Adjective

fāga

1. inflection of fāh:
   1. strong nominative/accusative feminine plural
   2. weak nominative masculine singular

Spanish

Verb

faga

1. inflection of facer:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Tokelauan

Te faga (1).

Etymology

From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *faŋa. Cognates include Maori whanga and Samoan faga.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈha.ŋa]
• Hyphenation: fa‧ga

Noun

faga

1. bay
2. curve
3. trap

Verb

faga

1. (stative) to be curved

References

• R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎^[1], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 58