English

Noun

vigia ‎(plural vigias)

1. (nautical) A warning on a navigational chart indicating a possible reef or other hazard of unknown exact location.

Latin

Noun

vigia f ‎(genitive vigiae); first declension

1. (Medieval Latin) This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

   Cohæret ab ipso campo et ab ipsa capella da mane sanctæ Mariæ, da meridie Petri de Saravia: et area et ipsa capella cum eodem campo insimul per mensuram justam, cum Cisa sua vigias tres nominative, quas mihi campo ipso ante hos dies per chartam venditionis advenit.‎

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Declension

First declension.

References

• VIGIA in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• 1. CISA in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)

Portuguese

Etymology

Back-formation from vigiar.

Noun

vigia f (plural vigias)

1. watch; lookout
2. watchtower
3. peephole

Synonyms

• (watch): vigilância
• (watchtower): atalaia

Descendants

• Spanish: vigía

Noun

vigia m f (plural vigias)

1. sentinel; lookout (referring to a person, a sentry or guard)

Synonyms

• (sentinel): guarda, sentinela

Verb

vigia

1. Second-person singular (tu) affirmative imperative of vigiar
2. Third-person singular (ele, ela, also used with tu and você^?) present indicative of vigiar