sirga

Catalan

Etymology 1

Perhaps from Latin serica, feminine of sericus (“silken”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈsir.ɡə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈsiɾ.ɣa]

Noun

sirga f (plural sirgues)

1. towrope

Derived terms

• camí de sirga
• sirgar

Further reading

• “sirga” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “sirga” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Etymology 2

Verb

sirga

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

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsiɾɡa/ [ˈsiɾ.ɣ̞a]
• Rhymes: -iɾɡa
• Syllabification: sir‧ga

Etymology 1

Uncertain.

Noun

sirga f (plural sirgas)

1. towrope

Derived terms

• camino de sirga

 

Etymology 2

Verb

sirga

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

Further reading

• “sirga”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28