different between bega vs biga

English

Noun

bega (plural begas)

1. Alternative form of bigha

Anagrams

• Gabe, beag

Dutch

Pronunciation

Verb

bega

1. first-person singular present indicative of begaan
2. (archaic) singular present subjunctive of begaan
3. imperative of begaan

Italian

Etymology

From Gothic *???????????????? (*b?ga, “quarrel”), ultimately from the root of Proto-Germanic *b?gan?.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?b?.?a/, /?be.?a/
• Rhymes: -??a, -e?a
• Hyphenation: bè?ga, bé?ga

Noun

bega f (plural beghe)

1. quarrel, dispute
2. (by extension) A troubled situation.

Derived terms

• begare

References

• bega in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• begav

Verb

bega

1. simple past of begi

Phuthi

Verb

-bega

1. to cut into strips (meat for cooking)

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Slovene

Noun

béga

1. inflection of b??g:
   1. genitive singular
   2. nominative/accusative dual

Swahili

Pronunciation

Noun

bega (ma class, plural mabega)

1. shoulder

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin b?ga.

Noun

biga (plural bigas or bigae)

1. (historical) A Roman racing chariot drawn by two horses abreast.

See also

• quadriga

Anagrams

• Baig, bagi, gabi

Basque

Noun

biga ?

1. calf

Numeral

biga

1. two

Catalan

Etymology

Origin uncertain; probably from Latin b?ga (“tree-trunk”). Cognate with Portuguese viga, Spanish viga, Occitan biga.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /?bi.??/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /?bi.?a/
• Rhymes: -i?a

Noun

biga f (plural bigues)

1. beam, as in a large piece of wood or metal serving a structural role in a building

Further reading

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

Cebuano

Noun

biga

1. semen
2. precum
3. lust; a feeling of strong desire, especially such a feeling driven by sexual arousal

Verb

biga

1. to be in heat
2. to be randy; to feel horny
3. to lust

Italian

Etymology

From Latin b?g?.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?bi.?a/

Noun

biga f (plural bighe)

1. (historical) chariot (two-wheeled)
2. (baking) pre-ferment sponge, similar to poolish (bread starter)

Latin

Etymology

bi- +? iuga

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /?bi?.?a/, [?bi??ä]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /?bi.?a/, [?bi???]

Noun

b?ga f (genitive b?gae); first declension

1. chariot (two-wheeled)
2. (in the plural) pair of horses

Declension

First-declension noun.

Related terms

• biiugus

Descendants

References

• biga in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• biga in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• biga in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• biga in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin

Old High German

Alternative forms

• p?ga

Etymology

Related to Old Norse bingr (“heap”) (English bing), from a Proto-Germanic derivative of Proto-Indo-European *b?en??- (“thick”), see also Sanskrit ???? (bahula, “abundant”).

Noun

b?ga f

1. pile, heap

Descendants

• Middle High German: b?ge
  • Alemannic German: Biigi
  • German: Beige
• ? Italian: bica

References

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin biga

Noun

biga f (plural bigas)

1. chariot (type of vehicle)

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?bi?a]

Noun

biga f

1. definite nominative/accusative singular of big?

Sardinian

Etymology

Probably from Latin b?ga (“tree-trunk”)

Noun

biga

1. (Campidanese) beam