"briga" meaning in Italian

See briga in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈbri.ɡa/ Forms: brighe [plural]
Rhymes: -iɡa Etymology: From Germanic (Proto-Germanic *brekaną (“to break”)) or Celtic, from Proto-Celtic *brīgos; compare Welsh bri (“power”), Old Irish bríg (“force, power, value”). Not to be confused with Proto-Balto-Slavic *bergtei, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰergʰ-, cognate with Proto-Germanic *berganą and possibly Sicilian sbriga. Etymology templates: {{etymon|it|:der|gem-pro:*brekaną<unc:1>|id=trouble}}, {{der|it|gem|-}} Germanic, {{der|it|gem-pro|*brekaną|t=to break}} Proto-Germanic *brekaną (“to break”), {{der|it|cel|-}} Celtic, {{der|it|cel-pro|*brīgos}} Proto-Celtic *brīgos, {{cog|cy|bri||power}} Welsh bri (“power”), {{cog|sga|bríg||force, power, value}} Old Irish bríg (“force, power, value”), {{root|it|ine-pro|*bʰergʰ-}}, {{m+|ine-bsl-pro|*bergtei}} Proto-Balto-Slavic *bergtei, {{m+|ine-pro|*bʰergʰ-}} Proto-Indo-European *bʰergʰ-, {{cog|gem-pro|*berganą}} Proto-Germanic *berganą, {{cog|scn|sbriga}} Sicilian sbriga Head templates: {{it-noun|f}} briga f (plural brighe)
  1. trouble, bother Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-briga-it-noun-b3r9McJS Categories (other): Pages using etymon with no ID Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 50 50
  2. fight, quarrel Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-briga-it-noun-DbMyLskl Categories (other): Pages using etymon with no ID Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: brigare, brigoso, disbrigare, sbrigare, sbrigarsi Related terms: brigadiere, brigante, brigata
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /ˈbri.ɡa/
Rhymes: -iɡa Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Etymology templates: {{nonlemma}} See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Head templates: {{head|it|verb form}} briga
  1. inflection of brigare:
    third-person singular present indicative
    Tags: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Form of: brigare
    Sense id: en-briga-it-verb-CAOdUBaJ Categories (other): Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries, Italian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 3 1 1 1 35 5 3 3 1 35 5 4 1 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 2 1 1 1 1 40 3 1 2 2 39 1 2 1 2 Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 1 1 79 18
  2. inflection of brigare:
    second-person singular imperative
    Tags: form-of, imperative, second-person, singular Form of: brigare
    Sense id: en-briga-it-verb-GK6m4sCm
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: borgo, bricco, briccone
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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              13,
              18
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              11,
              18
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      "ipa": "/ˈbri.ɡa/"
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    {
      "rhymes": "-iɡa"
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