riga

Noun

riga

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

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

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Anagrams

• Agri, agri, agri-, gira

Verb

rigā

1. second-person singular present active imperative of rigō

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian riga.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈriː.ɡa/

Noun

riga f (plural rigi)

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

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

References

• “riga” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Anagrams

• Riga, gira

Etymology

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

Noun

rīga f

1. line

Etymology 1

Etymology 2

Mutation

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]

Further reading

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

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

References

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

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