melga

See also: melgá

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar LatinCategory:Catalan terms inherited from Vulgar Latin#MELGACategory:Catalan terms derived from Vulgar Latin#MELGA melica, from LatinCategory:Catalan terms derived from Latin#MELGA medica (“Median”).

Pronunciation

Noun

melga f (plural melgues)Category:Catalan lemmas#MELGACategory:Catalan nouns#MELGACategory:Catalan countable nouns#MELGACategory:Catalan entries with incorrect language header#MELGACategory:Catalan feminine nouns#MELGACategory:Pages with entries#MELGACategory:Pages with 4 entries#MELGA

  1. alfalfa
    Synonyms: alfals, userda

Derived terms

Further reading

Category:ca:Trifolieae tribe plants#MELGA

Galician

Melga ("spiny dogfish")

Etymology 1

UnknownCategory:Galician terms with unknown etymologies#MELGA. Perhaps from LatinCategory:Galician terms inherited from Latin#MELGACategory:Galician terms derived from Latin#MELGA merga (“two-pronged fork”), because of its two characteristic spines.[1] Cognate with Spanish mielga.

Pronunciation

Noun

melga f (plural melgas)Category:Galician lemmas#MELGACategory:Galician nouns#MELGACategory:Galician countable nouns#MELGACategory:Galician entries with incorrect language header#MELGACategory:Galician feminine nouns#MELGACategory:Pages with entries#MELGACategory:Pages with 4 entries#MELGA

  1. spiny dogfish (Squalus acanthias)
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Attested since the 15th century. From Vulgar LatinCategory:Galician terms inherited from Vulgar Latin#MELGACategory:Galician terms derived from Vulgar Latin#MELGA melica, from LatinCategory:Galician terms inherited from Latin#MELGACategory:Galician terms derived from Latin#MELGA medica, from Mēdia.[2]

Pronunciation

Noun

melga f (plural melgas)Category:Galician lemmas#MELGACategory:Galician nouns#MELGACategory:Galician countable nouns#MELGACategory:Galician entries with incorrect language header#MELGACategory:Galician feminine nouns#MELGACategory:Pages with entries#MELGACategory:Pages with 4 entries#MELGA

  1. spelt
  2. flake
  3. fog

References

  1. ↑ Coromines, Joan; Pascual, José Antonio (1983–1991), “mielga II”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critical Castilian and Hispanic etymological dictionary]‎ (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos
  2. ↑ Coromines, Joan; Pascual, José Antonio (1983–1991), “mielga I”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critical Castilian and Hispanic etymological dictionary]‎ (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos
Category:gl:Sharks#MELGACategory:gl:Grains#MELGA

Portuguese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

UnknownCategory:Portuguese terms with unknown etymologies#MELGA.[1][2]

Noun

melga f (plural melgas)Category:Portuguese lemmas#MELGACategory:Portuguese nouns#MELGACategory:Portuguese countable nouns#MELGACategory:Portuguese entries with incorrect language header#MELGACategory:Portuguese feminine nouns#MELGACategory:Pages with entries#MELGACategory:Pages with 4 entries#MELGA

  1. Category:pt:Mosquitoes#MELGA(zoologyCategory:pt:Zoology#MELGA, entomologyCategory:pt:Entomology#MELGA) some species of mosquitoes, usually found in swamp areas
    Hypernym: mosquito
  2. cranefly (fly of the suborder Tipulomorpha)
    Synonyms: mosquito-tira-olhos, tira-olhos
  3. (PortugalCategory:European Portuguese#MELGA) an annoying person for their speech or constant presence
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

melgaCategory:Portuguese non-lemma forms#MELGACategory:Portuguese verb forms#MELGACategory:Portuguese entries with incorrect language header#MELGACategory:Pages with entries#MELGACategory:Pages with 4 entries#MELGA

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

References

  1. ↑ “melga”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
  2. ↑ “melga”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Further reading

Spanish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

UncertainCategory:Spanish terms with unknown etymologies#MELGA.

Noun

melga f (plural melgas)Category:Spanish lemmas#MELGACategory:Spanish nouns#MELGACategory:Spanish countable nouns#MELGACategory:Spanish entries with incorrect language header#MELGACategory:Spanish feminine nouns#MELGACategory:Pages with entries#MELGACategory:Pages with 4 entries#MELGA

  1. strip of land marked for sowing seeds

Etymology 2

Adjective

melga fCategory:Spanish non-lemma forms#MELGACategory:Spanish adjective forms#MELGACategory:Spanish entries with incorrect language header#MELGACategory:Pages with entries#MELGACategory:Pages with 4 entries#MELGA

  1. feminine singular of melgo

Etymology 3

Verb

melgaCategory:Spanish non-lemma forms#MELGACategory:Spanish verb forms#MELGACategory:Spanish entries with incorrect language header#MELGACategory:Pages with entries#MELGACategory:Pages with 4 entries#MELGA

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

Further reading

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