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riga.

line

4 characters2 syllables approx.Italiano language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈri.ɡa/
  1. line

    feminine
  2. stripe

    feminine
  3. parting (of hair)

    feminine
  4. ruler (measuring device)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Italian riga, from Lombardic rīga (“line, row”), from Proto-Germanic *rīgǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁reyk- (-kh-) (“to scratch, cut”). Akin to Old High German rīga (“line”) (German Reihe (“row, series”)), Old Norse rēga (“string”) (Norwegian reig (“row, line”), Middle Dutch rīe (“line, row”), Old English rǣw (“line, row”).

verb/ˈri.ɡa/
  1. inflection of rigare: third-person singular present indicative

    form-of · indicative · present · singular · third-person
  2. inflection of rigare: second-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · second-person · singular
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