"gíggja" meaning in Faroese

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Noun

IPA: [ˈkʊt͡ʃːa]
Etymology: From Old Norse gígja, related to (and perhaps derived from) Middle Low German gīge; compare German Geige. Cognate with Icelandic gígja. Etymology templates: {{inh|fo|non|gígja}} Old Norse gígja, {{cog|de|Geige}} German Geige, {{cog|is|gígja}} Icelandic gígja Head templates: {{head|fo|noun|g=f|head=}} gíggja f, {{fo-noun|f|gíggju|gíggjur}} gíggja f (genitive singular gíggju, plural gíggjur) Inflection templates: {{fo-decl-noun-f1|gíggj}} Forms: gíggju [genitive, singular], gíggjur [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], gíggja [indefinite, nominative, singular], gíggjan [definite, nominative, singular], gíggjur [indefinite, nominative, plural], gíggjurnar [definite, nominative, plural], gíggju [accusative, indefinite, singular], gíggjuna [accusative, definite, singular], gíggjur [accusative, indefinite, plural], gíggjurnar [accusative, definite, plural], gíggju [dative, indefinite, singular], gíggjuni [dative, definite, singular], gíggjum [dative, indefinite, plural], gíggjunum [dative, definite, plural], gíggju [genitive, indefinite, singular], gíggjunnar [definite, genitive, singular], gíggja [genitive, indefinite, plural], gíggjanna [definite, genitive, plural]
  1. (chiefly poetic) fiddle, violin; two or three stringed medieval bowed lyre Tags: feminine, poetic Categories (topical): Family
    Sense id: en-gíggja-fo-noun-ADRuWhfN Categories (other): Faroese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fo",
        "2": "non",
        "3": "gígja"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse gígja",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "Geige"
      },
      "expansion": "German Geige",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "is",
        "2": "gígja"
      },
      "expansion": "Icelandic gígja",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Norse gígja, related to (and perhaps derived from) Middle Low German gīge; compare German Geige. Cognate with Icelandic gígja.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "gíggju",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gíggjur",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fo-decl-noun-f1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gíggja",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gíggjan",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gíggjur",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gíggjurnar",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gíggju",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gíggjuna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gíggjur",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gíggjurnar",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gíggju",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gíggjuni",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gíggjum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gíggjunum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gíggju",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gíggjunnar",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gíggja",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gíggjanna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fo",
        "2": "noun",
        "g": "f",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "gíggja f",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f",
        "2": "gíggju",
        "3": "gíggjur"
      },
      "expansion": "gíggja f (genitive singular gíggju, plural gíggjur)",
      "name": "fo-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gíggj"
      },
      "name": "fo-decl-noun-f1"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Faroese",
  "lang_code": "fo",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Faroese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "fo",
          "name": "Family",
          "orig": "fo:Family",
          "parents": [
            "People",
            "Human",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "fiddle, violin; two or three stringed medieval bowed lyre"
      ],
      "id": "en-gíggja-fo-noun-ADRuWhfN",
      "links": [
        [
          "fiddle",
          "fiddle"
        ],
        [
          "violin",
          "violin"
        ],
        [
          "lyre",
          "lyre"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(chiefly poetic) fiddle, violin; two or three stringed medieval bowed lyre"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "poetic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈkʊt͡ʃːa]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "gíggja"
}
{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fo",
        "2": "non",
        "3": "gígja"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse gígja",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "Geige"
      },
      "expansion": "German Geige",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "is",
        "2": "gígja"
      },
      "expansion": "Icelandic gígja",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Norse gígja, related to (and perhaps derived from) Middle Low German gīge; compare German Geige. Cognate with Icelandic gígja.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "gíggju",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gíggjur",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fo-decl-noun-f1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gíggja",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gíggjan",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gíggjur",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gíggjurnar",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gíggju",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gíggjuna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gíggjur",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gíggjurnar",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gíggju",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gíggjuni",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gíggjum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gíggjunum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gíggju",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gíggjunnar",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gíggja",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gíggjanna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fo",
        "2": "noun",
        "g": "f",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "gíggja f",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f",
        "2": "gíggju",
        "3": "gíggjur"
      },
      "expansion": "gíggja f (genitive singular gíggju, plural gíggjur)",
      "name": "fo-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gíggj"
      },
      "name": "fo-decl-noun-f1"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Faroese",
  "lang_code": "fo",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Faroese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Faroese feminine nouns",
        "Faroese lemmas",
        "Faroese nouns",
        "Faroese poetic terms",
        "Faroese terms derived from Old Norse",
        "Faroese terms inherited from Old Norse",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "fo:Family"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "fiddle, violin; two or three stringed medieval bowed lyre"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "fiddle",
          "fiddle"
        ],
        [
          "violin",
          "violin"
        ],
        [
          "lyre",
          "lyre"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(chiefly poetic) fiddle, violin; two or three stringed medieval bowed lyre"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "poetic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈkʊt͡ʃːa]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "gíggja"
}

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