spurga

Italian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈspur.ɡa/
  • Rhymes: -urɡa
  • Hyphenation: spùr‧ga

Verb

spurga

  1. inflection of spurgare:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Lithuanian

Etymology

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Noun

spùrga f (plural spùrgos) stress pattern 1

  1. doughnut, donut
    Synonym: (proscribed) pončka
    varškės spurgos ― cheese curd doughnuts
  2. drill bit
    Nekraipyk gręždamas, nes spurgą nulauši
    Do not twist when drilling, because you will break the drill bit

Usage notes
  • pončka and pončkas, derived from Polish pączek, are not recommended for use by the Valstybinės lietuvių kalbos komisija, except in specific stylistic cases.[1] Instead, the native word spurga should be used to denote "doughnut".

Declension
Declension of spùrga
singular (vienaskaita) plural (daugiskaita)
nominative (vardininkas) spùrga spùrgos
genitive (kilmininkas) spùrgos spùrgų
dative (naudininkas) spùrgai spùrgoms
accusative (galininkas) spùrgą spùrgas
instrumental (įnagininkas) spùrga spùrgomis
locative (vietininkas) spùrgoje spùrgose
vocative (šauksmininkas) spùrga spùrgos

Derived terms
  • (diminutive): spurgytė

References
  1. https://vlkk.lt/konsultacijos/2305-spurga-poncka-ponckas

Further reading
  • “spurga”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2024
  • “spurga”, in Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of contemporary Lithuanian], ekalba.lt, 1954–2024
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