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folga

See also: folgą

Catalan

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Deverbal from folgar.

Noun

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folga f (plural folgues)

  1. joke, pleasantry
    Synonym: broma
  2. rest from work
  3. laziness
  4. act of enjoying oneself
    Synonyms: folgança, diversió
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Etymology 2

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Verb

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folga

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

Further reading

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Galician

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Etymology

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Attested since circa 1300. Back-formation from folgar. Cognate with Portuguese folga and Spanish huelga and juerga

Pronunciation

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Noun

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folga m (plural folgas)

  1. rest
  2. fallow
  3. strike, stoppage

Verb

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folga

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

References

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  • Ernesto González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “folga”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
  • Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “folga”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
  • “folga” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “folga” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • “folga” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Old Polish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Middle High German volge (“obedience; assent”).[1][2][3][4][5] First attested in 1462.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (10th–15th CE) /fɔlʲɡa/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /fɔlʲɡa/

Noun

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folga f

  1. obedience
    • 1868 [1462], Akta grodzkie i ziemskie z czasów Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej : z archiwum tak zwanego bernardyńskiego we Lwowie w skutek fundacyi śp. Alexandra hr. Stadnickiego‎[1], volume XI, page 483:
      Ibidem domini iurati et scabini fecerunt et faciunt sequelam registro al. folga, quod superius est notatum in suis punctis
      [Ibidem domini iurati et scabini fecerunt et faciunt sequelam registro al. folgę, quod superius est notatum in suis punctis]

Derived terms

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verb
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noun

Descendants

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  • Polish: folga

References

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  1. ^ Sławski, Franciszek (1958-1965) “folga”, in Jan Safarewicz, Andrzej Siudut, editors, Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego [Etymological dictionary of the Polish language] (in Polish), Kraków: Towarzystwo Miłośników Języka Polskiego
  2. ^ Mirosław Bańko, Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021) “folga”, in Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN
  3. ^ Bańkowski, Andrzej (2000) “FOLGA 1”, in Etymologiczny słownik języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish)
  4. ^ Witold Doroszewski, editor (1958–1969), “folga I”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), Warszawa: PWN
  5. ^ Brückner, Aleksander (1927) “folga”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish), Warsaw: Wiedza Powszechna
  • B. Sieradzka-Baziur, Ewa Deptuchowa, Joanna Duska, Mariusz Frodyma, Beata Hejmo, Dorota Janeczko, Katarzyna Jasińska, Krystyna Kajtoch, Joanna Kozioł, Marian Kucała, Dorota Mika, Gabriela Niemiec, Urszula Poprawska, Elżbieta Supranowicz, Ludwika Szelachowska-Winiarzowa, Zofia Wanicowa, Piotr Szpor, Bartłomiej Borek, editors (2011–2015), “folga”, in Słownik pojęciowy języka staropolskiego [Conceptual Dictionary of Old Polish] (in Polish), Kraków: IJP PAN, →ISBN

Polish

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Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Polish folga. Sense 3 is reinforced by contamination with folia.[1] Cognate with German Folge and English follow.

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Noun

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folga f

  1. (uncountable, obsolete, literary or regional fossilized in set phrases) relief (rest from work)
    Synonyms: ulga, wytchnienie
  2. play, looseness (ability to move of something attached to something else)
  4. (obsolete, countable, by extension) thin metal tray placed under expensive stones to increase their shine (Is there an English equivalent to this definition?)
    Synonyms: folia, (obsolete) zakładka
  5. (Middle Polish) anything placed underneath something else as support
  6. (countable, literary, by extension) lame (thin layer or plate of material, as in certain kinds of armor)
  7. (Middle Polish) inattention
    Synonym: niebaczność

Declension

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Declension of folga
singular plural
nominative folga folgi
genitive folgi folg
dative foldze folgom
accusative folgę folgi
instrumental folgą folgami
locative foldze folgach
vocative folgo folgi

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References

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  1. ^ Bańkowski, Andrzej (2000) “FOLIA 2”, in Etymologiczny słownik języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish)

Further reading

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  • folga in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • folga in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • B. Sieradzka-Baziur, Ewa Deptuchowa, Joanna Duska, Mariusz Frodyma, Beata Hejmo, Dorota Janeczko, Katarzyna Jasińska, Krystyna Kajtoch, Joanna Kozioł, Marian Kucała, Dorota Mika, Gabriela Niemiec, Urszula Poprawska, Elżbieta Supranowicz, Ludwika Szelachowska-Winiarzowa, Zofia Wanicowa, Piotr Szpor, Bartłomiej Borek, editors (2011–2015), “folga”, in Słownik pojęciowy języka staropolskiego [Conceptual Dictionary of Old Polish] (in Polish), Kraków: IJP PAN, →ISBN
  • Maria Renata Mayenowa, Stanisław Rospond, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Hrabec, Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023) “folga”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]
  • Maria Renata Mayenowa, Stanisław Rospond, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Hrabec, Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023) “folga”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]
  • “FOLGA”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century], 15.09.2008
  • Samuel Bogumił Linde (1807–1814) “folga”, in Słownik języka polskiego
  • Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861) “folga”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861
  • J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1900), “folga”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 1, Warsaw, page 757
  •   M. Arcta Słownik Staropolski/Folga on the Polish Wikisource.Wikisource pl

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Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈfɔw.ɡɐ/ [ˈfɔʊ̯.ɡɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈfɔw.ɡa/ [ˈfɔʊ̯.ɡa]

Etymology 1

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Deverbal from folgar. Compare Spanish huelga (“strike”).

Noun

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folga f (plural folgas)

  1. rest, day off (from work)
    Amanhã é meu dia de folga.
    Tomorrow is my day off.
    • 2015, “Dia de folga”, in Jorge Cruz (lyrics), Moura, performed by Ana Moura:
      É dia de folga! / Folga de ser-se quem se é / E de fazer tudo porque tem que ser / Folga para ao menos uma vez / A vida ser como nos apetecer
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. respite; break (a brief interval of rest or relief)
    O professor não me dá folga!
    The teacher doesn’t give me a break.
  3. slack (extent to which a part of a mechanism can move freely)
    A corda tem muita folga, precisamos amarrá-la melhor.
    The rope has too much slack, we need to tie it better.

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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folga

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