briga

See also: Briga

Gaulish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *Brigantī, *brigantī.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /briɡaː/

Noun

brigā f

1. hill

Declension

    declension of briga

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	brigā	brigās
Vocative	brigā	brigās
Accusative	brigan, brigam, brigim	brigās
Genitive	brigās, brigiās	briganom
Dative	brigai, brigī	brigābo, brigābos
Instrumental	brigia, brigī	brigābi, brigābis
Locative	brigī	brigābo, brigābos

References

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Italian

Etymology 1

From Germanic or Celtic, compare Welsh bri (“power”), Old Irish bríg (“force, power, value”).

Noun

briga f (plural brighe)

1. trouble, bother

   prendere la briga ― to take the trouble

Descendants

• → Portuguese: briga

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb

briga

1. third-person singular present indicative of brigare
2. second-person singular imperative of brigare

Anagrams

• garbi

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Kabuverdianu

Etymology

From Portuguese brigar.

Verb

briga

1. to fight

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Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian briga (“trouble”).

Pronunciation

• (Portugal, Carioca) IPA^(key): /ˈbɾi.ɡɐ/
• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈbɾi.ɡa/

Noun

briga f (plural brigas)

1. fight (physical confrontation)

   Synonyms: luta, rixa, peleja, pugilato, desavença

Related terms

• brigar
• brigada
• brigadeiro
• brigão
• briguento

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian briga.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /brîɡa/
• Hyphenation: bri‧ga

Noun

brȉga f (Cyrillic spelling бри̏га)

1. worry, concern
2. trouble, bother
3. care; nurture

Declension

Declension of briga

	singular	plural
nominative	brȉga	brȉge
genitive	brȉgē	brȋgā
dative	brȉzi	brȉgama
accusative	brȉgu	brȉge
vocative	brȉgo	brȉge
locative	brȉzi	brȉgama
instrumental	brȉgōm	brȉgama

Related terms

• brižan
• brižljiv

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Slovene

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian briga.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bríːɡa/

Noun

brȋga f

1. care

Inflection

Feminine, a-stem
nom. sing.	bríga
gen. sing.	bríge
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	bríga	brígi	bríge
accusative	brígo	brígi	bríge
genitive	bríge	bríg	bríg
dative	brígi	brígama	brígam
locative	brígi	brígah	brígah
instrumental	brígo	brígama	brígami