plaga

  1. (declension-1) plague, misfortune
  2. (declension-1) stroke, blow, cut, strike
  3. (declension-1) wound, gash, injury

Frequency

B2
Pronounced as (IPA)
[ˈpɫaː.ɡa]
Etymology

Related to plangō (“to strike”), from *pleh₂k-, *pleh₂g-. Cognate with Ancient Greek πληγή (plēgḗ, “wound”) and Albanian plojë (“slaughter; bloodletting”).

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