olga

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See also: Olga, ólga, òlga, Òlga, Oľga, Olgą, Òlgą, and Òlgã

Galician[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From a pre-Roman substrate of Iberia *olka, from Proto-Celtic *ɸolkā (arable land), from Proto-Indo-European *polḱeh₂.[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

olga m (plural olgas)

  1. (agriculture) strip of land
  2. open path in the snow
Related terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Perhaps from Latin ulva.[2]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

olga m (plural olgas)

  1. (botany) seaweed
    Synonyms: alga, ouca

References[edit]

  1. ^ Grzega, Joachim (2001) Romania Gallica Cisalpina etymologisch-geolinguistische Studien zu den oberitalienisch-rätoromanischen Keltizismen[1], Tübingen: M. Niemeyer, →ISBN, page 132 – via De Gruyter.
  2. ^ Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) “ova”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

Karelian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Finnic *olka, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *wolka.

Noun[edit]

olga

  1. shoulder