bargina

Latin

Alternative forms

• barginna

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈbar.ɡi.na/, [ˈbärɡɪnä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈbar.d͡ʒi.na/, [ˈbärd͡ʒinä]

Etymology 1

Probably a clipping of Ancient Greek βαρβαρογενής (barbarogenḗs, “of barbarian descent”).

Noun

bargina m (genitive barginae); first declension

1. man of a lowly family
2. foreigner

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	bargina	barginae
Genitive	barginae	barginārum
Dative	barginae	barginīs
Accusative	barginam	barginās
Ablative	barginā	barginīs
Vocative	bargina	barginae

Etymology 2

Scribal conflation with Etymology 1.

Noun

bargina f (genitive barginae); first declension

1. medieval spelling of pagina

References

• bargina in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.