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See also: Figura, figurá, figură, and figurą

English

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Etymology

Latin figūra. Coined by Louis Hjelmslev.

Pronunciation

Noun

figura (plural figurae)

  1. (semiotics) Any of the non-signifying constituents of signifiers.
    Letters of the alphabet are the figurae that make up a written word.

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin figūra.

Pronunciation

Noun

figura f (plural figures)

  1. figure
  2. (heraldry) charge

Further reading

Crimean Tatar

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin figūra (“figure”).

Noun

figura

  1. figure
    Synonym: (more commonly) şekil

Declension

Declension of figura
nominative figura
genitive figuranıñ
dative figurağa
accusative figuranı
locative figurada
ablative figuradan

References

  • Mirjejev, V. A., Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]‎[1], Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN

Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin figūra.

Pronunciation

Noun

figura f

  1. figure
  2. (board games): piece
  3. dummy, puppet
  4. (heraldry) charge

Declension

Declension of figura (hard feminine)
singular plural
nominative figura figury
genitive figury figur
dative figuře figurám
accusative figuru figury
vocative figuro figury
locative figuře figurách
instrumental figurou figurami

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “figura”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • “figura”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
  • “figura”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

French

Pronunciation

Verb

figura

  1. third-person singular past historic of figurer

Galician

Unha figura ("a figure")

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese figura, fegura (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), borrowed from Latin figura.

Pronunciation

Noun

figura f (plural figuras)

  1. figure, representation
    • 1288, E. Duro Peña (ed.), El Monasterio de San Esteban de Ribas de Sil. Ourense: Instituto de Estudios Orensanos "Padre Feijóo", page 260:
      hun privilegio seelado de hun seelo pendente eno qual seelo era de hua parte figura de rey encavalgado en seu cavalo teente ena mao destra una espada e da outra parte era figura de león
      a privilege, sealed with a hanging seal, in which seal it was on one side the figure of a king riding his horse, holding a sword in his right hand, and on the other side a figure of a lion
  2. figure, aspect, shape
    • 1370, R. Lorenzo, editor, Crónica troiana. Introducción e texto, A Coruña: Fundación Barrié, page 438:
      Os çenoçéfalis an o rrostro moy longo en figura de cã; et nõ falã cõmo homes, mays ladrã cõmo cães, pero que an todo seu siso entrego.
      The Cynocephali have a very long face, in the shape of a dog['s face]; and they don't speak as men, but they bark as dogs do, but still they have the whole of their intelligence
  3. illustration
  4. character (notable or eccentric person)

Derived terms

References

Hungarian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin figūra.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈfiɡurɒ]
  • Hyphenation: fi‧gu‧ra
  • Rhymes: -rɒ

Noun

figura (plural figurák)

  1. character, personage
    kitalált figura ― fictional character
  2. (chess) piece
  3. (dance, skating) figure

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative figura figurák
accusative figurát figurákat
dative figurának figuráknak
instrumental figurával figurákkal
causal-final figuráért figurákért
translative figurává figurákká
terminative figuráig figurákig
essive-formal figuraként figurákként
essive-modal — —
inessive figurában figurákban
superessive figurán figurákon
adessive figuránál figuráknál
illative figurába figurákba
sublative figurára figurákra
allative figurához figurákhoz
elative figurából figurákból
delative figuráról figurákról
ablative figurától figuráktól
non-attributive
possessive - singular 		figuráé figuráké
non-attributive
possessive - plural 		figuráéi figurákéi
Possessive forms of figura
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. figurám figuráim
2nd person sing. figurád figuráid
3rd person sing. figurája figurái
1st person plural figuránk figuráink
2nd person plural figurátok figuráitok
3rd person plural figurájuk figuráik

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Tótfalusi, István. Idegenszó-tár: Idegen szavak értelmező és etimológiai szótára (’A Storehouse of Foreign Words: an explanatory and etymological dictionary of foreign words’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2005. →ISBN

Indonesian

Etymology

From Portuguese figura, from Old Galician-Portuguese figura, fegura, borrowed from Latin figūra. Doublet of figur and pigura.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [fiˈɡu.ra]
  • Hyphenation: fi‧gu‧ra

Noun

figura (first-person possessive figuraku, second-person possessive figuramu, third-person possessive figuranya)

  1. end of year celebration in Manado, in the form of a parade around the village, followed by men dressed as women and women dressed like men.
  2. Alternative spelling of pigura

Further reading

Ingrian

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian фигура (figura).

Pronunciation

Noun

figura

  1. figure, shape
    • 1937, N. S. Popova, translated by A. Kolesova, Arifmetikan oppikirja alkușkoulua vart (I. osa), Leningrad: Ucebno-Pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 9:
      Mont kvadrattia ono joka figuraas?
      How many squares are there in each figure?

Declension

Declension of figura (type 3/kana, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative figura figurat
genitive figuran figuroin
partitive figuraa figuroja
illative figuraa figuroihe
inessive figuraas figurois
elative figurast figuroist
allative figuralle figuroille
adessive figuraal figuroil
ablative figuralt figuroilt
translative figuraks figuroiks
essive figuranna, figuraan figuroinna, figuroin
exessive1) figurant figuroint
1) obsolete
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fiˈɡu.ra/
  • Rhymes: -ura
  • Hyphenation: fi‧gù‧ra

Etymology 1

From Latin figūra, possibly borrowed.

Noun

figura f (plural figure, diminutive figurìna or figurìno m or figurétta or figurettìna, augmentative (usually figurative) figuróna or (usually figurative) figuróne m, pejorative (usually figurative) figuràccia, derogatory figurùccia or figurettùccia)

  1. figure (all senses)
  2. illustration
  3. character
  4. impression, showing
  5. court, coat, face (of playing cards)
Synonyms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

figura

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

Further reading

  • figura in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
  • figura in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
  • figùra in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
  • figura in sapere.it – De Agostini Editore
  • figura in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

Latin

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “it is not clear how to form is built”) From fingō.

Pronunciation

Noun

figūra f (genitive figūrae); first declension

  1. shape, form, figure
  2. (geometry) shape
  3. (figurative) taunt, quip, jibe
    Figuras causidicorum lenissime tulit.
    He took in stride the pleaders' taunts.

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative figūra figūrae
Genitive figūrae figūrārum
Dative figūrae figūrīs
Accusative figūram figūrās
Ablative figūrā figūrīs
Vocative figūra figūrae

Descendants

References

  • “figura”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “figura”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • figura in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
  • figura in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎[2], London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to draw geometrical figures: formas (not figuras) geometricas describere

Maltese

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian figura, from Latin figūra. Doublet of fgura.

Pronunciation

Noun

figura f (plural figuri)

  1. figure

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin figūra.

Pronunciation

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Noun

figura f

  1. shape
  2. figure (human figure; shape of human body)
    Synonym: sylwetka
  3. (chess) chess piece

Declension

Declension of figura
singular plural
nominative figura figury
genitive figury figur
dative figurze figurom
accusative figurę figury
instrumental figurą figurami
locative figurze figurach
vocative figuro figury

Further reading

  • figura in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • figura in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

  • Rhymes: -uɾɐ
  • Hyphenation: fi‧gu‧ra

Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese figura, fegura, borrowed from Latin figūra.

Noun

figura f (plural figuras)

  1. figure (graphical representation)
  2. figure (shape of something)
  3. character (notable or eccentric person)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

figura

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

Further reading

Romanian

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Noun

figura f

  1. definite nominative/accusative singular of figură

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French figurer.

Verb

a figura (third-person singular present figurează, past participle figurat) 1st conj.

  1. to appear (in a list, etc.), be included; to represent
Conjugation
    conjugation of figura (first conjugation, -ez- infix)
infinitive a figura
gerund figurând
past participle figurat
number singular plural
person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
indicative eu tu el/ea noi voi ei/ele
present figurez figurezi figurează figurăm figurați figurează
imperfect figuram figurai figura figuram figurați figurau
simple perfect figurai figurași figură figurarăm figurarăți figurară
pluperfect figurasem figuraseși figurase figuraserăm figuraserăți figuraseră
subjunctive eu tu el/ea noi voi ei/ele
present să figurez să figurezi să figureze să figurăm să figurați să figureze
imperative — tu — — voi —
affirmative figurează figurați
negative nu figura nu figurați

Sardinian

Noun

figura f (plural figuras)

  1. figure

Further reading

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin figūra.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fiɡǔːra/
  • Hyphenation: fi‧gu‧ra

Noun

figúra f (Cyrillic spelling фигу́ра)

  1. figure
  2. figurine
  3. (chess) piece

Declension

Declension of figura
singular plural
nominative figura figure
genitive figure figura
dative figuri figurama
accusative figuru figure
vocative figuro figure
locative figuri figurama
instrumental figurom figurama

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fiˈɡuɾa/ [fiˈɣ̞u.ɾa]
  • Rhymes: -uɾa
  • Syllabification: fi‧gu‧ra

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin figūra.

Noun

figura f (plural figuras)

  1. figure
  2. (heraldry) charge
    Synonym: cargo
  3. (theater) part, role
  4. (theater) actor
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

figura

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

Further reading

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