tega

See also: téga, tęga, and tęgą

English

Etymology

From Galician tega, variant of earlier talega, from Andalusian Arabic تَعْلِيقَة (taʕlíqa, “hanging thing”).

Noun

tega (plural tegas)

1. (historical) Synonym of ferrado, a traditional Galician unit of dry measure, mass, and land area

Galician

tegas

Etymology

Variant of earlier talega, from Andalusian Arabic تَعْلِيقَة (taʕlíqa, “hanging thing”). Doublet of taleiga and teiga. Cognate with Spanish talega.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈtɛɣɐ]

Noun

tega f (plural tegas)

1. (historical) Synonym of ferrado, a traditional unit of dry measure, mass, and land area

References

• Ernesto González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “teega”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• “teega” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006-2016.
• “tega” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “tega” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “tega” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Indonesian

Etymology

From Sanskrit त्याग (tyāga, “withdrawal, abandonment”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈtɛɡa]
• Hyphenation: tè‧ga
• Rhymes: -ɡa, -a

Adjective

tega

1. insensitive, not caring about others

Further reading

• “tega” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Italian

Etymology

From Latin thēca, from Ancient Greek θήκη (thḗkē). Doublet of teca.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈte.ɡa/
• Rhymes: -eɡa
• Hyphenation: té‧ga

Noun

tega f (plural teghe)

1. pod (of a bean etc.)
2. (vulgar, slang) penis
3. fishbone

Anagrams

• TAEG

Swahili

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Verb

-tega (infinitive kutega)

1. to set a trap or other device; to entrap

Conjugation

Conjugation of -tega
Positive present -natega Subjunctive -tege Negative -tegi Imperative singular tega
Infinitives
Positive kutega Negative kutotega
Imperatives
Singular tega Plural tegeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hutega Positive past positive subject concord + -litega Negative past negative subject concord + -kutega
Positive present (positive subject concord + -natega) Singular Plural 1st person ninatega/natega tunatega 2nd person unatega mnatega 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anatega wanatega other classes positive subject concord + -natega
Negative present (negative subject concord + -tegi) Singular Plural 1st person sitegi hatutegi 2nd person hutegi hamtegi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hategi hawategi other classes negative subject concord + -tegi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tatega Negative future negative subject concord + -tatega
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tege) Singular Plural 1st person nitege tutege 2nd person utege mtege 3rd person m-wa(I/II) atege watege other classes positive subject concord + -tege
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sitege Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngetega Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singetega Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalitega Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalitega
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atega) Singular Plural 1st person natega twatega 2nd person watega mwatega 3rd person m-wa(I/II) atega watega m-mi(III/IV) watega yatega ji-ma(V/VI) latega yatega ki-vi(VII/VIII) chatega vyatega n(IX/X) yatega zatega u(XI) watega see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwatega pa(XVI) patega mu(XVIII) mwatega
Perfect positive subject concord + -metega "Already" positive subject concord + -meshatega "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jatega "If/When" positive subject concord + -kitega "If not" positive subject concord + -sipotega Consecutive katega / positive subject concord + -katega Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -katege
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nitega -tutega 2nd person -kutega -watega/-kutegeni/-wategeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mtega -watega m-mi(III/IV) -utega -itega ji-ma(V/VI) -litega -yatega ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kitega -vitega n(IX/X) -itega -zitega u(XI) -utega see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kutega pa(XVI) -patega mu(XVIII) -mutega Reflexive -jitega
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -tega- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -tegaye -tegao m-mi(III/IV) -tegao -tegayo ji-ma(V/VI) -tegalo -tegayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -tegacho -tegavyo n(IX/X) -tegayo -tegazo u(XI) -tegao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -tegako pa(XVI) -tegapo mu(XVIII) -tegamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -tega) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yetega -otega m-mi(III/IV) -otega -yotega ji-ma(V/VI) -lotega -yotega ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chotega -vyotega n(IX/X) -yotega -zotega u(XI) -otega see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kotega pa(XVI) -potega mu(XVIII) -motega
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Applicative: -tegea
  • Conversive: -tegua
  • Other formations: -tega sikio (“to listen carefully”)

• Nominal derivations:
  • mtego (“trap”)