riga

See also: Appendix:Variations of "riga"

Albanian

Noun

riga

1. inflection of rigë:
   1. definite nominative singular
   2. indefinite nominative/accusative plural

Hausa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɽìː.ɡáː/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [ɽìː.ɡáː]

Noun

rī̀gā f (plural rīgunā̀, possessed form rī̀gar̃)

1. a robe
   1. an agbada or similar, the standard garb of men
   2. a dress, the standard garb of women

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈri.ɡa/
• Rhymes: -iɡa
• Hyphenation: rì‧ga

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Italian riga, from Lombardic rīga (“line, row”), from Proto-West Germanic *rīgā, from Proto-Germanic *rīgǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁reyk- (-kh-) (“to scratch, score, cut”). Akin to Old High German rīga (“line”) (German Reihe (“row, series”)), Old Norse réga (“string”) (Norwegian reig (“row, line”), Middle Dutch rīe (“line, row”), Old English rǣw (“line, row”).

Noun

riga f (plural righe)

1. line
2. stripe
3. parting (of hair)
4. ruler (measuring device)

   Synonym: righello

Derived terms

• rigaggio
• rigare
• rigate
• righello
• riga gnocchi

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

riga

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

Anagrams

• Agri, agri, agri-, gira

Kikuyu

Pronunciation 1

IPA^(key): /ɾìɣá/

Verb

riga (infinitive kũriga)

1. (intransitive) be unintelligible, incomprehensible, a mystery

   Cira wanyu nĩwarigĩte!

   Your argument is completely untintelligible!

2. (transitive) to perplex, baffle, be incomprehensible

   Mwanake ũyũ akũrigagwo nĩ wĩra wake.

   That young man was failing to grasp his work earlier today.

Verbal Derivations

• Verbal derivations:
  • Transitive: -rigithia
  • Reciprocal: -rigana
  • Reduplicative: -rigariga
  • Middle voice: -rigĩka
  • Passive: -rigwo
  • Static: -rigara
  • Intensive: -rigĩrĩra
  • Iterative: -riganga

Other Derivations

Nouns

• iriganĩra class 5 (“disguise”)
• iriga class 5 (“mystery”)
• kĩriganĩro class 7 (“forgetfulness”)
• kĩriga class 7 (“an incomprehensibility”)
• mũriga-aathi class 3 (“tree which the Aathi could not name”)
• mũrigwa class 1 (“dunce”)
• ndiganĩrĩrio class 9 (“reticence”)
• ndiga class 9 (“fool”)
• ndigĩrĩrio class 9 (“barrier”)
• wariga class 9 (“unknown forms of ceremonial pollution”)
• ũrigwa class 14 (“ignorance”)

Pronunciation 2

IPA^(key): /ɾìɣà/

Verb

riga (infinitive kũriga)

1. to remove something by/after burning or singeing (usually hair/bark)

   riga mũtwe ― singe the head of slaughtered animal before cooking it

2. to scorch

Verbal Derivations

• Verbal derivations:
  • Applicative: -rigĩra
  • Transitive: -rigithia
  • Reciprocal: -rigana
  • Reduplicative: -rigariga
  • Middle voice: -rigĩka
  • Iterative: -riganga

Other Derivations

Nouns

• kĩrige class 7
• mũriga class 3 (“charred fur or bark”)

Latin

Verb

rigā

1. second-person singular present active imperative of rigō

Maltese

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian riga.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈriː.ɡa/
• Rhymes: -iːɡa

Noun

riga f (plural rigi)

1. ruler (measuring or drawing device)
2. line

Related terms

• rig
• rigatur
• rigatura
• rriga

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• rige (e-infinitive)

Etymology

From Old Norse riga.

Verb

riga (present tense rigar, past tense riga, past participle riga, passive infinitive rigast, present participle rigande, imperative riga/rig)

1. (intransitive) to budge, rock, sway

Related terms

• rå

References

• “riga” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Anagrams

• Riga, gira

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *rīgǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁reyk- (“to scratch, cut”).

Noun

rīga f

1. line

Descendants

• Middle High German: rīhe
  • German: Reihe

Old Irish

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrʲi.ɣa/

Verb

·riga

1. third-person singular future conjunct of téit

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrʲiː.ɣa/

Noun

riga

1. alternative spelling of ríga

Mutation

Mutation of ·riga

radical	lenition	nasalization
·riga	·riga pronounced with /ɾʲ-/	·riga

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Old Norse

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

riga

1. to lift heavily or with difficulty [with dative]

Conjugation

Conjugation of riga — active (weak class 2)

infinitive	riga
present participle	rigandi
past participle	rigaðr
	indicative			subjunctive
	present	past		present	past
1st person singular	riga	rigaða		riga	rigaða
2nd person singular	rigar	rigaðir		rigir	rigaðir
3rd person singular	rigar	rigaði		rigi	rigaði
1st person plural	rigum	riguðum		rigim	rigaðim
2nd person plural	rigið	riguðuð		rigið	rigaðið
3rd person plural	riga	riguðu		rigi	rigaði
imperative	present
2nd person singular	riga
1st person plural	rigum
2nd person plural	rigið

Conjugation of riga — mediopassive (weak class 2)

infinitive	rigask
present participle	rigandisk
past participle	rigazk
	indicative			subjunctive
	present	past		present	past
1st person singular	rigumk	riguðumk		rigumk	riguðumk
2nd person singular	rigask	rigaðisk		rigisk	rigaðisk
3rd person singular	rigask	rigaðisk		rigisk	rigaðisk
1st person plural	rigumsk	riguðumsk		rigimsk	rigaðimsk
2nd person plural	rigizk	riguðuzk		rigizk	rigaðizk
3rd person plural	rigask	riguðusk		rigisk	rigaðisk
imperative	present
2nd person singular	rigask
1st person plural	rigumsk
2nd person plural	rigizk

Further reading

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910), “riga”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive

Sassarese

Etymology

From Italian riga, from Lombardic rīga (“line, row”), from Proto-Germanic *rīgǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁reyk- (“to scratch, cut”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈriɡa/

Noun

riga f (plural righi)

1. line
2. stripe
3. ruler (measuring device)

   Synonym: rigaredda

Derived terms

• rigaredda

Related terms

• rigaddu
• rigaddura
• rigà

References

• Rubattu, Antoninu (2006), Dizionario universale della lingua di Sardegna, 2nd edition, Sassari: Edes

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Venetan, from Italian rucola.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rîːɡa/
• Hyphenation: ri‧ga

Noun

rȋga f (Cyrillic spelling ри̑га)

1. (Croatia) commercial name for arugula, rocket (Eruca sativa, a grassy plant used for salad)

   Synonym: rukola