sega

Etymology

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Noun

sega (uncountable)

1. (music) A genre of popular music mainly associated with Mauritius.

Anagrams

• ages, geas, sage, %ages, Sage

Romanization

sega

1. Romanization of ᬲᭂᬕ

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈse.ɣə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈse.ɣa]

Etymology 1

Deverbal from segar.

Etymology 2

Further reading

• “sega” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Alternative forms

• seca

Etymology

From the verb segà (“to saw”). Akin to Italian sega and French scie.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɛɡa/
• Hyphenation: se‧ga

Noun

sega f (plural seghe)

1. saw
2. (vulgar) masturbation

References

• “sega, seca” in INFCOR: Banca di dati di a lingua corsa

Noun

sega

1. sun

Verb

sega

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

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

From the verb segare. Related to French scie, as well as (through Indo-European) German Säge, English saw, and other Germanic cognates.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Romanization

sega

1. Romanization of ꦱꦼꦒ

Etymology

From segt (“to cover”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sæɡa]

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Noun

sega f (4th declension)

1. blanket, quilt (large cloth used for covering, especially a bedcover)

   gultas sega ― bed blanket, cover

   bieza, silta sega ― thick, warm blanket

   ietīties, ievīstīties segā ― to wrap oneself in a blanket

   vatēta sega ― quilt blanket, comforter

   dekoratīva sienas sega ― decorative wall quilt

   kamanu sega ― sleigh blanket, cover

   galvas sega, galvassega ― headcovering (hats, scarves, etc.)

   ceļa sega ― road pavement

2. a layer (of something) that covers (something else)

   bieza sniega sega ― a thick snow layer

   seglu, galda sega ― saddle, table cover

   asfalta sega ― a layer of asphalt (e.g., on a road)

   augu sega ― a layer of plants, vegetation

3. clouds, fog, smoke, vapors (seen as covering something)

   zila dūmu sega ― a blanket of blue smoke

   tumšpelēkā mākoņu sega virs māju jumtiem ― a dark gray blanket of clouds over house roofs

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsʲæ̌ːɡɐ]

Verb

sẽga

1. third-person singular present of segti
2. third-person plural present of segti

Noun

sega

1. sun

Verb

sega

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

Noun

sega

1. lorikeet

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Japanese セガ (Sega).

Etymology 2

seg +‎ -a

References

• sega in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• sega in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• sega in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Verb

sega

1. to cut

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

sega

1. hindrance, obstacle, impediment

References

• Zajceva, N. G., Mullonen, M. I. (2007) “помеха, препятствие”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary]‎, Petrozavodsk: Periodika

Verb

sega

1. to draw