giga

See also: giga-

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡiɡɑ/, [ˈɡiɡɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -iɡɑ
• Syllabification^(key): gi‧ga

Noun

giga (colloquial)

1. (computing) Ellipsis of gigatavu (“gigabyte”).
2. (computing) Ellipsis of gigabitti (“gigabit”).

Declension

Inflection of giga (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		giga	gigat
genitive		gigan	gigojen
partitive		gigaa	gigoja
illative		gigaan	gigoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		giga	gigat
accusative	nom.	giga	gigat
	gen.	gigan
genitive		gigan	gigojen gigain rare
partitive		gigaa	gigoja
inessive		gigassa	gigoissa
elative		gigasta	gigoista
illative		gigaan	gigoihin
adessive		gigalla	gigoilla
ablative		gigalta	gigoilta
allative		gigalle	gigoille
essive		gigana	gigoina
translative		gigaksi	gigoiksi
abessive		gigatta	gigoitta
instructive		—	gigoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of giga (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative gigani gigani accusative nom. gigani gigani gen. gigani genitive gigani gigojeni gigaini rare partitive gigaani gigojani inessive gigassani gigoissani elative gigastani gigoistani illative gigaani gigoihini adessive gigallani gigoillani ablative gigaltani gigoiltani allative gigalleni gigoilleni essive giganani gigoinani translative gigakseni gigoikseni abessive gigattani gigoittani instructive — — comitative — gigoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative gigasi gigasi accusative nom. gigasi gigasi gen. gigasi genitive gigasi gigojesi gigaisi rare partitive gigaasi gigojasi inessive gigassasi gigoissasi elative gigastasi gigoistasi illative gigaasi gigoihisi adessive gigallasi gigoillasi ablative gigaltasi gigoiltasi allative gigallesi gigoillesi essive giganasi gigoinasi translative gigaksesi gigoiksesi abessive gigattasi gigoittasi instructive — — comitative — gigoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative gigamme gigamme accusative nom. gigamme gigamme gen. gigamme genitive gigamme gigojemme gigaimme rare partitive gigaamme gigojamme inessive gigassamme gigoissamme elative gigastamme gigoistamme illative gigaamme gigoihimme adessive gigallamme gigoillamme ablative gigaltamme gigoiltamme allative gigallemme gigoillemme essive giganamme gigoinamme translative gigaksemme gigoiksemme abessive gigattamme gigoittamme instructive — — comitative — gigoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative giganne giganne accusative nom. giganne giganne gen. giganne genitive giganne gigojenne gigainne rare partitive gigaanne gigojanne inessive gigassanne gigoissanne elative gigastanne gigoistanne illative gigaanne gigoihinne adessive gigallanne gigoillanne ablative gigaltanne gigoiltanne allative gigallenne gigoillenne essive gigananne gigoinanne translative gigaksenne gigoiksenne abessive gigattanne gigoittanne instructive — — comitative — gigoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative gigansa gigansa accusative nom. gigansa gigansa gen. gigansa genitive gigansa gigojensa gigainsa rare partitive gigaansa gigojaan gigojansa inessive gigassaan gigassansa gigoissaan gigoissansa elative gigastaan gigastansa gigoistaan gigoistansa illative gigaansa gigoihinsa adessive gigallaan gigallansa gigoillaan gigoillansa ablative gigaltaan gigaltansa gigoiltaan gigoiltansa allative gigalleen gigallensa gigoilleen gigoillensa essive giganaan giganansa gigoinaan gigoinansa translative gigakseen gigaksensa gigoikseen gigoiksensa abessive gigattaan gigattansa gigoittaan gigoittansa instructive — — comitative — gigoineen gigoinensa

Iban

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡiɡaʔ]
• Hyphenation: gi‧ga
• Rhymes: -iɡa

Verb

giga

1. to find

Derived terms

• • begiga
  • digiga
  • ngiga

   

Italian

Noun

giga f (plural gighe)

1. gigue
2. jig

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʒi.ɡɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʒi.ɡɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʒi.ɡa/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʒi.ɡɐ/ [ˈʒi.ɣɐ]

Etymology 1

Unknown.

Noun

giga f (plural gigas)

1. flat basket

Etymology 2

Clipping of gigabyte.

Noun

giga m (plural gigas or giga)

1. Clipping of gigabyte.

Spanish

Etymology 1

From Old French gigue.

Alternative forms

• jiga

Noun

giga f (plural gigas)

1. (dance) jig

Etymology 2

Noun

giga m (plural gigas)

1. gigabyte; giga

Further reading

• “giga”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28

Yagara

Noun

giga

1. shoulder

References

• State Library of Queensland, Indigenous Language Wordlists Turubul Body Parts.