forxa

Galician

Alternative forms

• forja (reintegrationist)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɔɾʃa/ [ˈfɔɾ.ʃɐ]
• Rhymes: -ɔɾʃa
• Hyphenation: for‧xa

Etymology 1

Attested since the 14th century. Borrowed from Old French forge, itself from Latin fabrica. Doublet of fragua and fábrica.

Noun

forxa f (plural forxas)

1. forge, furnace
   • 1418, A. Rodríguez González (ed.), Libro do Concello de Santiago (1416-1422). Santiago de Compostela: Consello da Cultura Galega, page 149:

     que nehũu ourives non fose ousado de tẽer forja nen forjaron en sua casa et que todos lavrasen ennas ditas tendas e portales, segundo que senpre foron acostumados

     no goldsmith should dare to have a forge inside his house, and every one of them shall work at his tents and portals, as it always was their use

   Synonym: fragua

2. forge (workshop in which metals are shaped)

   Synonyms: ferraría, fragua

3. forge (the act of beating or working iron or steel)

Derived terms

• Forxa

Related terms

• forxado
• forxar

References

• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “forja”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “forxa”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “forxa”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “forxa”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
• “forxa”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025

Etymology 2

Verb

forxa

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