"vigan" meaning in Albanian

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Noun

IPA: [viˈɡan]
Etymology: A formation from vig, possibly related to Proto-Indo-European *weyk- (“to curve, bend; to exchange”). Compare Latin vinco (“I win, beat”), Lithuanian veikiù (“make work”), Old High German wig (“battle, struggle”), wigant (“cripple”), Old English wǣgan (“to torment, smite”). Less likely from viganj (“forge”), with sematic problems. Etymology templates: {{der|sq|ine-pro|*weyk-||to curve, bend; to exchange}} Proto-Indo-European *weyk- (“to curve, bend; to exchange”), {{cog|la|vinco||I win, beat}} Latin vinco (“I win, beat”), {{cog|lt|veikiù||make work}} Lithuanian veikiù (“make work”), {{cog|goh|wig||battle, struggle}} Old High German wig (“battle, struggle”), {{cog|ang|wǣgan||to torment, smite}} Old English wǣgan (“to torment, smite”) Head templates: {{head|sq|noun|cat2=masculine nouns|g=m|head=|sort=}} vigan m, {{sq-noun|m|viganë|vigani|viganët}} vigan m (plural viganë, definite vigani, definite plural viganët) Inflection templates: {{sq-decl-noun|vigan|viganë|vigani|viganët|vigan|viganë|viganin|viganët|vigani|viganëve|viganit|viganëve|viganësh}} Forms: viganë [plural], vigani [definite], viganët [definite, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], vigan [indefinite, nominative, singular], vigani [definite, nominative, singular], viganë [indefinite, nominative, plural], viganët [definite, nominative, plural], vigan [accusative, indefinite, singular], viganin [accusative, definite, singular], viganë [accusative, indefinite, plural], viganët [accusative, definite, plural], vigani [dative, indefinite, singular], viganit [dative, definite, singular], viganëve [dative, indefinite, plural], viganëve [dative, definite, plural], vigani [ablative, indefinite, singular], viganit [ablative, definite, singular], viganësh [ablative, indefinite, plural], viganëve [ablative, definite, plural]
  1. a very big person, a giant Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-vigan-sq-noun-zfbsIuHE Categories (other): Albanian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Albanian entries with incorrect language header: 41 21 17 21
  2. (figurative) leading light Tags: figuratively, masculine
    Sense id: en-vigan-sq-noun-R61zQvgg Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 7 37 34 21 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 33 34 30
  3. (figurative) flagship Tags: figuratively, masculine
    Sense id: en-vigan-sq-noun-3OYWKH8x Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 7 37 34 21 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 33 34 30
  4. (mythology) giant Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-vigan-sq-noun-CxMuovbN Categories (other): Mythology, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Mythology Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 7 37 34 21 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 33 34 30 Disambiguation of Mythology: 2 6 2 90 Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: vig

Inflected forms

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      "ipa": "[viˈɡan]"
    }
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}

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