Noun: forxa
Gender: f
Hyphenation:
| Singular f | forxa |
| Plural f | forxas |
Sample Sentences
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que nehũu ourives non fose ousado de tẽer forja nen forjaron en sua casa et que todos lavrasen ennas ditas tendas e portales, segundo que senpre foron acostumados (no goldsmith should dare to have a forge inside his house, and every one of them shall work at his tents and portals, as it always was their use) [1418, A. Rodríguez González (ed.), Libro do Concello de Santiago (1416-1422). Santiago de Compostela: Consello da Cultura Galega, page 149]
Nouns inflected like forxa
sedela,
semana,
estimulación,
sabela,
saboga,
sandía,
juventude,
difusión,
estremonía,
souria,
somana,
soneca,
soncha,
sirena,
expresión,
ordenança,
cobertura,
homosexualización,
ringleira,
comedela, etc. (List truncated at 20 nouns)
Etymology
Attested since the 14th century. Borrowed from Old French forge, itself from Latin fabrica. Doublet of fragua and fábrica. See: Latin Nouns '
fabrica'.
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