biga

Betekenis (Engels)

beam, as in a large piece of wood or metal serving a structural role in a building

Sinonieme

travesser

jàssera

Vertalings

poutre

viga

trave

trave

beam

viga

Balken

poutrelle

trabs

barrote

لوح خشبي

balk

rafter

kiriş

🪢

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

[ˈbi.ɣə]

Etimologie (Engels)

Verwante met Portugees: viga

Verwante met Spaans: viga

Verwante met Oksitaans: biga

In summary

Uncertain; probably from Latin bīga (“tree-trunk”). Cognate with Portuguese viga, Spanish viga, Occitan biga.