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purga

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See also: purgá and пурга

English

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Etymology

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From Russian пурга́ (purgá), from a Finnic source such as southern Karelian purgu or Veps purg (snowstorm).

Noun

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purga (plural purgas)

  1. A fine blizzard of snow in Russia.
    • 2005, James Meek, The People's Act of Love, Canongate, published 2006, page 191:
      When the black purga blows it can pile the snow higher than a ship's mast overnight.

Italian

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Etymology 1

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Noun

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purga f (plural purghe)

  1. purgative, purge, laxative
    Synonyms: purgante, lassativo

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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purga

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

Latin

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Verb

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pūrgā

  1. second-person singular present active imperative of pūrgō

Portuguese

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Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: pur‧ga

Etymology 1

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Noun

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purga f (plural purgas)

  1. This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

Etymology 2

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Verb

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purga

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

Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French purger, from Latin purgare.

Verb

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a purga (third-person singular present purghează, past participle purgat) 1st conjugation

  1. to purge

Conjugation

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Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈpuɾɡa/ [ˈpuɾ.ɣ̞a]
  • Rhymes: -uɾɡa
  • Syllabification: pur‧ga

Etymology 1

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Deverbal from purgar.

Noun

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purga f (plural purgas)

  1. purge

Etymology 2

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Verb

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purga

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

Further reading

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Tagalog

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish purga.

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Noun

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purgá (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜇ᜔ᜄ)

  1. (medicine) purgative; cathartic; laxative
    Synonyms: pampadumi, katarsis, purgante, laksante
  2. act of purging

Derived terms

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References

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  • purga”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018