faiga

Asturian

Verb

faiga

1. first-person singular present subjunctive of facer
2. third-person singular present subjunctive of facer

Cimbrian

Etymology

From Middle High German vīge, from Old High German fīga, borrowed from Old French figue, borrowed from Old Occitan figa, from Vulgar Latin *fīca, from Latin fīcus (“fig”), itself probably borrowed from some pre-Indo-European language. Cognate with German Feige.

Noun

faiga f (plural faigen)

1. (Sette Comuni) fig (fruit)

   Dar faigapòom léebet net in de perghe.

   The fig tree does not grow in the mountains.

Declension

Declension of faiga – 6th declension

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	an	de	faiga	de	faigen
accusative	an	de	faiga	de	faigen
dative	anara	dar	faigen	in	faigen

References

• “faiga” in Martalar, Umberto Martello; Bellotto, Alfonso (1974), Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo