sarga

See also: sárga and sargā

Catalan

Alternative forms

• sarguer, sarguera

Etymology

Probably from a Basque *sarika, itself taken from a Celtic root akin to Latin salix (“willow”). Doublet of sàlic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈsar.ɡə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈsaɾ.ɣa]

Noun

sarga f (plural sargues)

1. the bitter willow (Salix eleagnos)
2. a wicker cut from a bitter willow

Further reading

• “sarga”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

Latvian

Verb

sarga

1. third-person singular/plural present indicative of sargāt
2. (with the particle lai) third-person singular imperative of sargāt
3. (with the particle lai) third-person plural imperative of sargāt