briga

See also: Briga

Gaulish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *Brigantī, *brigantī.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /briɡaː/

Noun

brigā f

1. hill
2. fortress

Declension

    declension of briga (Transalpine)

Case Singular Plural Nominative brigā brigās Vocative brigā brigās Accusative brigan1, brigim2 brigās Genitive brigās1, brigiās2 briganom Dative brigī brigābo Instrumental brigia1, brigī2 brigābi Locative brigī brigābo 1 early forms, 2 late forms

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Italian

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbri.ɡa/

Noun

briga f (plural brighe)

1. trouble, bother

   prendersi la briga ― to take the trouble

Descendants

• → Galician: briga
• → Portuguese: briga
• → Serbo-Croatian: 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.

Alternative forms

• brigá (Barlavento)

Verb

briga

1. (Sotavento) fight
2. (Sotavento) argue

Synonym: (Sotavento) diskuti

References

• Gonçalves, Manuel (2015) Capeverdean Creole-English dictionary, →ISBN
• Veiga, Manuel (2012) Dicionário Caboverdiano-Português, Instituto da Biblioteca Nacional e do Livro

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Portuguese

Etymology

Back-formation from brigar. Alternatively, borrowed from Italian briga (“trouble”).

Pronunciation

• (Portugal, Brazil) 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