telega
English edit
Etymology edit
From mid-16th century Russian теле́га (teléga), probably from Khazar.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
telega (plural telegas or telegi)
- A simple four-wheeled Russian cart without springs.
- 1868, “Route 25: London to Pekin […] ”, in Handbook for Travellers in Russia, Poland, and Finland, 2nd edition, London: John Murray, page 329:
- Three kinds of conveyances are available: the telega, or cart without springs, which has to be changed at every station, and for which a charge of about 8d. is made at every stage; the kibitka, or cart (in winter a sledge) with a hood; and the tarantas, a kind of carriage on wooden springs, which admits of the traveller lying down full length, and which can be made very comfortable at night.
Translations edit
a simple four-wheeled Russian cart without springs
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Anagrams edit
Old Polish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Old Ruthenian телѣга (telěha) First attested in 1480.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
telega f
- telega (simple four-wheeled Russian cart without springs)
References edit
- B. Sieradzka-Baziur, editor (2011–2015), “telega”, in Słownik pojęciowy języka staropolskiego [Conceptual Dictionary of Old Polish] (in Polish), Kraków: IJP PAN, →ISBN
Polish edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old Polish telega, from Old Ruthenian телѣга (telěha).[1]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
telega f
- (historical) telega (simple four-wheeled Russian cart without springs)
- 1876, Konstanty Wolicki, Wspomnienia z czasów pobytu w cytadeli warszawskiej i na Syberyi. (Erinnerungen aus den Zeiten des Aufenthaltes in der Warschauer Cittadelle und in Sibirien.), page 57:
- Dwie telegi tego rodzaju zastaliśmy przed więzieniem w wewnętrznym jego dziedzińcu […]
- We found two telegas of this kind in front of the prison in its inner courtyard […]
Declension edit
Declension of telega
References edit
- ^ B. Sieradzka-Baziur, editor (2011–2015), “telega”, in Słownik pojęciowy języka staropolskiego [Conceptual Dictionary of Old Polish] (in Polish), Kraków: IJP PAN, →ISBN
Further reading edit
- telega in Polish dictionaries at PWN
- Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego/telega on the Polish Wikisource.Wikisource pl
Portuguese edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
telega f (plural telegas)
- telega (a type of simple four-wheeled cart used in Russia)
Swedish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Russian теле́га (teléga), used in Swedish since 1877.
Noun edit
telega c
Declension edit
Declension of telega | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | telega | telegan | telegor | telegorna |
Genitive | telegas | telegans | telegors | telegornas |
References edit
- telega in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- Teljega in Nordisk familjebok (2nd ed., 1919)