pigwa

See also: pigwą

Old Polish

Etymology

From Old High German fīga, from Old French figue, itself from Latin fīcus.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

pigwa f

1. quince (Cydonia oblonga)

   Synonyms: gdula, pigla

Descendants

• Polish: pigwa

Further reading

• B. Sieradzka-Baziur, editor (2011–2015), “pigwa”, in Słownik pojęciowy języka staropolskiego [Conceptual Dictionary of Old Polish] (in Polish), Kraków: IJP PAN, →ISBN

Polish

pigwa

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish pigwa, from Middle High German vîge, from Old High German fîga, from Old French figue, from Old Occitan figa, from Vulgar Latin *fīca, from Latin fīcus. Doublet of figa and fikus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpiɡ.va/

• Audio

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• Rhymes: -iɡva
• Syllabification: pig‧wa

Noun

pigwa f

1. quince (tree)
2. quince (fruit)

Declension

Declension of pigwa

	singular	plural
nominative	pigwa	pigwy
genitive	pigwy	pigw
dative	pigwie	pigwom
accusative	pigwę	pigwy
instrumental	pigwą	pigwami
locative	pigwie	pigwach
vocative	pigwo	pigwy

Derived terms

adjective

• pigwowy

 

nouns

• pigwowiec
• pigwówka

 

Further reading

• pigwa in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• pigwa in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Swahili

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya)

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Verb

-pigwa (infinitive kupigwa)

1. Passive form of -piga: to be beaten up

Conjugation

Conjugation of -pigwa
Positive present -napigwa Subjunctive -pigwe Negative -pigwi Imperative singular pigwa
Infinitives
Positive kupigwa Negative kutopigwa
Imperatives
Singular pigwa Plural pigweni
Tensed forms
Habitual hupigwa Positive past positive subject concord + -lipigwa Negative past negative subject concord + -kupigwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -napigwa) Singular Plural 1st person ninapigwa/napigwa tunapigwa 2nd person unapigwa mnapigwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anapigwa wanapigwa other classes positive subject concord + -napigwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -pigwi) Singular Plural 1st person sipigwi hatupigwi 2nd person hupigwi hampigwi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hapigwi hawapigwi other classes negative subject concord + -pigwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tapigwa Negative future negative subject concord + -tapigwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -pigwe) Singular Plural 1st person nipigwe tupigwe 2nd person upigwe mpigwe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) apigwe wapigwe other classes positive subject concord + -pigwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sipigwe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngepigwa Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singepigwa Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalipigwa Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalipigwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -apigwa) Singular Plural 1st person napigwa twapigwa 2nd person wapigwa mwapigwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) apigwa wapigwa m-mi(III/IV) wapigwa yapigwa ji-ma(V/VI) lapigwa yapigwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) chapigwa vyapigwa n(IX/X) yapigwa zapigwa u(XI) wapigwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwapigwa pa(XVI) papigwa mu(XVIII) mwapigwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -mepigwa "Already" positive subject concord + -meshapigwa "Not yet" negative subject concord + -japigwa "If/When" positive subject concord + -kipigwa "If not" positive subject concord + -sipopigwa Consecutive kapigwa / positive subject concord + -kapigwa Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kapigwe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nipigwa -tupigwa 2nd person -kupigwa -wapigwa/-kupigweni/-wapigweni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mpigwa -wapigwa m-mi(III/IV) -upigwa -ipigwa ji-ma(V/VI) -lipigwa -yapigwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kipigwa -vipigwa n(IX/X) -ipigwa -zipigwa u(XI) -upigwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kupigwa pa(XVI) -papigwa mu(XVIII) -mupigwa Reflexive -jipigwa
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -pigwa- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -pigwaye -pigwao m-mi(III/IV) -pigwao -pigwayo ji-ma(V/VI) -pigwalo -pigwayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -pigwacho -pigwavyo n(IX/X) -pigwayo -pigwazo u(XI) -pigwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -pigwako pa(XVI) -pigwapo mu(XVIII) -pigwamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -pigwa) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yepigwa -opigwa m-mi(III/IV) -opigwa -yopigwa ji-ma(V/VI) -lopigwa -yopigwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chopigwa -vyopigwa n(IX/X) -yopigwa -zopigwa u(XI) -opigwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kopigwa pa(XVI) -popigwa mu(XVIII) -mopigwa
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:
  • Other formations: -pigwa kalamu (“to be fired from a job (idiomatic)”)