viga

Meaning

timber, beam, rafter, girder

Concepts

beam

rafter

girder

timber

joist

arbor

balk

span

stretcher

etc.

trunk

tree-trunk

beam girder

Synonyms

trabe

traviesa

polín

vigueta

marco de la viga

viga de la porción

viga ligera

jácena

barra

persona con masa muscular superior

puente

tronco

travesaño

Translations

Balken

trave

trave

balk

poutre

barrote

ribbe

biga

onderlegger

mertek

viga

biga

Sparren

chevron

Hyphenated as

vi‧ga

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈbiɡa/

Etymology

Cognate with Portuguese: viga

Cognate with Catalan: biga

Cognate with Occitan: biga

In summary

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