figura
Latin
noun
Definitions
- shape, form, figure
- (figurative) taunt, quip, jibe (e.g. Figuras causidicorum lenissime tulit. He took in stride the pleaders' taunts.)
Etymology
Root from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeyǵʰ- (mold, knead, form, shape, build).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*dʰeyǵʰ-
Gloss
mold, knead, form, shape, build
Concept
Semantic Field
Basic actions and technology
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
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Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- duff English
- figment English
- figure English
- lady English
- unfeigned English
- fictionem Latin
- figūra Latin
- fingere Latin
- fingo Latin
- fingō Latin
- fitilla Latin
- Figur German
- défigurer French
- figure French
- lady French
- τεῖχος Ancient Greek
- τοῖχος Ancient Greek
- *dʰeyǵʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- *dʰoyǵʰyeh₂ Proto-Indo-European
- farsfigur Norwegian Bokmål
- figur Norwegian Bokmål
- gallionsfigur Norwegian Bokmål
- figura Portuguese
- *daigaz Proto-Germanic
- *daigijǭ Proto-Germanic
- *diganą Proto-Germanic
- *digrį̄ Proto-Germanic
- Figlewicz Polish
- figiel Polish
- figlarz Polish
- farsfigur Norwegian Nynorsk
- figur Norwegian Nynorsk
- gallionsfigur Norwegian Nynorsk
- hlǣfdīġe Old English
- daierie Middle English
- computerspilfigur Danish
- figur Danish
- spilfigur Danish
- videospilfigur Danish
- feindre Old French
- figura Galician
- figură Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- figür Turkish
- fictif Middle French
- 𐌲𐌰𐌳𐌹𐌲𐌰𐌽 Gothic
- 𐌲𐌰𐌳𐌹𐌲𐌹𐍃 Gothic
- figura Old Portuguese
- *dingeti Proto-Celtic
- *dʰayǰʰ- Proto-Indo-Iranian
- dyk' Middle Persian
- Ἀθίγγανος gkm
- figi Haitian, Haitian Creole
- figir Mauritian Creole
- figuralı Crimean Tatar