adaga

Meaning

1. (feminine) dagger (a stabbing weapon)
2. (feminine) dagger (the character †)

Concepts

dagger

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dirk

dagger

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sticker

whinger

poniard

knife

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Daga

Synonyms

punhal

daga

Translations

Dolch

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dolk

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daga

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stiletto

hançer

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pugnale

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poignard

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ξιφίδιο

خنجر

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dague

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puñal

xencer

daga

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deban

Pronounced as (IPA)

/aˈda.ɡɐ/

Etymology

First attested in the 16th century. Rebracketing of earlier daga, in constructions such as a daga (“the dagger”), uma daga (“a dagger”), reanalyzed as a adaga, uma adaga. Daga was inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese daga; its ultimate origin is uncertain, perhaps a borrowing from Italian daga, or directly from its etymon, Vulgar Latin *daca, thought to derive from the feminine of Dācus (“Dacian”), as in arma Dāca (“Dacian weapon”), referring to the weapon’s origins in Dacia. Cognates include Occitan, Italian, Spanish, and Galician daga, Dutch dagge, German Degen, and English dagger.

Sentences

Por sorte , a adaga não conseguiu penetrar no colete à prova de balas .

Luckily, the dagger failed to penetrate the bulletproof vest.