igo

See also: IGO, Igo, and -igo

Basque

Etymology

From Proto-Basque *e-gan-i.

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /iɡo/ [i.ɣ̞o]
• Rhymes: -iɡo
• Hyphenation: i‧go

Verb

igo da/du (imperfect participle igotzen, future participle igoko, short form igo, verbal noun igotze)

1. to go up, rise, ascend
2. to raise, hoist
3. to get on (a vehicle)

   Trenera igotzeko zorian nengoen. ― I was about to get onto the train.

Further reading

• “igo”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
• “igo”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

Bikol Central

Alternative forms

• nigo

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: i‧go
• IPA^(key): /ʔiˈɡoʔ/ [ʔiˈɡoʔ]

Adjective

igo

1. fit; proper; suitable

   Synonyms: husto, angay

Cebuano

Adjective

igo

1. sufficient, enough

French

Etymology

Clipping of Spanish amigo. Doublet of ami.

Pronunciation

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Noun

igo m (plural igos)

1. (slang) friend, buddy

Galician

Verb

igo

1. first-person singular present indicative of igar

Japanese

Romanization

igo

1. Rōmaji transcription of いご

Maguindanao

Etymology

Akin to Cebuano ligo.

Noun

igo

1. bath

Mezquital Otomi

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish higo, from Latin fīcus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ǐɣo/, /íɣo/

Noun

igo

1. fig tree
2. fig (fruit)

References

• Hernández Cruz, Luis, Victoria Torquemada, Moisés (2010) Diccionario del hñähñu (otomí) del Valle del Mezquital, estado de Hidalgo (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 45)‎^[1] (in Spanish), second edition, Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 121

Ojibwe

Particle

igo

1. Alternative form of go

   Ingoding igo azhigwa, apane endaso-giizhig igo waabamaad iniw mitigoon.

   The time came that she was looking at the trees every day.

References

• The Ojibwe People's Dictionary https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/main-entry/igo-pc-emph

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *jьgo, from Proto-Indo-European *yugóm.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ǐːɡo/
• Hyphenation: i‧go

Noun

ígo n (Cyrillic spelling и́го)

1. (archaic, rare) yoke

   Synonym: jaram

Declension

Declension of igo

	singular	plural
nominative	igo	iga
genitive	iga	iga
dative	igu	izima
accusative	igo	iga
vocative	igo	iga
locative	igu	izima
instrumental	igom	izima

Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *jьgo, from Proto-Indo-European *yugóm.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /iɡóː/

Noun

igọ̑ n

1. yoke

Inflection

Declension of igo (neuter, s-stem, irregular)
nom. sing.	igo
gen. sing.	ižesa
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	igo	ižesi	ižesa
accusative	igo	ižesi	ižesa
genitive	ižesa	ižes	ižes
dative	ižesu	ižesoma	ižesom
locative	ižesu	ižesih	ižesih
instrumental	ižesom	ižesoma	ižesi

Further reading

• “igo”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2024

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈʔiɡoʔ/ [ˈʔiː.ɣoʔ]
• Rhymes: -iɡoʔ
• Syllabification: i‧go

Noun

igò (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜄᜓ) (childish)

1. Alternative form of ligo: bathing

Further reading

• “igo”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Yoruba

Alternative forms

• ùgò (Ondo)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ì.ɡò/

Noun

ìgò

1. bottle

   Synonym: ọ̀páláńbá

   Àgbàdo inú ìgò, ó di àwòmọ́jú fún adìyẹ. ― Corn inside a bottle is viewed with distain by the chicken.