faiga

Asturian

Verb

faiga

  1. first-person singular present subjunctive of facer
  2. third-person singular present subjunctive of facer

Cimbrian

Etymology

From Middle High German vīge, from Old High German fīga, borrowed from Old French figue, borrowed from Old Occitan figa, from Vulgar Latin *fīca, from Latin fīcus (“fig”), itself probably borrowed from some pre-Indo-European language. Cognate with German Feige.

Noun

faiga f (plural faigen)

  1. (Sette Comuni) fig (fruit)
    Dar faigapòom léebet net in de perghe.
    The fig tree does not grow in the mountains.

Declension
Declension of faiga – 6th declension
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative an de faiga de faigen
accusative an de faiga de faigen
dative anara dar faigen in faigen

References
  • “faiga” in Martalar, Umberto Martello, Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo
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