English

Proper noun

Vega

1. (astronomy) The brightest star in the constellation Lyra; Alpha (α) Lyrae. It forms one corner of the Summer Triangle.

Translations

Etymology 2

From Spanish vega ‎(“meadow, fertile lowland”), which see for more information.

Proper noun

Vega ‎(plural Vegas)

1. A surname​.

Noun

Vega ‎(plural Vegas)

1. An automobile that was manufactured by Chevrolet Motor Division of General Motors Corporation from 1970 to 1977.

Anagrams

• gave

Norwegian

Proper noun

Vega

1. A municipality in Nordland, Norway

Spanish

Proper noun

Vega ?

1. A topographic surname​ derived from vega ‎(“meadow”)

English

Noun

vega ‎(plural vegas)

1. (Latin America, Philippines) An open tract of ground; a plain, especially one which is moist and fertile, such as those used for growing tobacco.

Etymology 2

Perhaps chosen arbitrarily as a word beginning with "v" (for "volatility") that sounds as if it could be a Greek letter (like the related risk parameters "delta", "gamma" etc.)

Noun

vega ‎(plural vegas)

1. (finance) A measurement of the sensitivity of the value of an option to changes in the implied volatility of the price of the underlying product.

See also

• Greeks (finance)

Anagrams

• gave

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse vega ‎(“to weigh”), from Proto-Germanic *weganą ‎(“to carry, move, weigh”), from Proto-Indo-European *wéǵʰe-, *weǵʰ-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɛːɣa/

  Rhymes: -ɛːɣa

Verb

vega ‎(strong verb, third-person singular past indicative vó, third-person plural past indicative vógu, supine vegið)

1. (with accusative) to weigh
2. (with accusative) to consider, to ponder, to weigh
3. (with accusative) to slay

   Hetjan vó drekann.

   The hero slew the dragon.

Derived terms

Old Norse

Etymology 1

Noun

vega

1. nominative plural of vegr, ‘ways’
2. (poetic) earth

   Hvé sú jǫrð heitir, / er liggr fyr alda sonum / heimi hverjum í?

   [...] Jǫrð heitir með mǫnnum, / en með Ásum fold, / kalla vega Vanir. — verses 9 and 10 of the Alvíssmál

   How is the earth named, / that which lies before the sons of men, / in each of the worlds?

   [...] "Earth" it is named among men, / but among the Æsir "Field", / the Vanir call it "Ways".

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *weganą ‎(“to carry, move, weigh”), from Proto-Indo-European *wéǵʰe-, *weǵʰ-. Compare Old Saxon, Old High German, and Old English wegan, Old Frisian wega, Gothic 𐍅𐌹𐌲𐌰𐌽 ‎(wigan).

Verb

vega

1. to weigh

Descendants

• Danish: veje
• Faroese: viga
• Icelandic: vega
• Norwegian Bokmål: veie
• Swedish: väga

References

• vega in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Spanish

Etymology

From Old Spanish vayca, from Old Basque *bai-ko ‎(“river plain, water meadow”); akin to Basque ibaiki ‎(“riverbank”), from ibai ‎(“river”).

Noun

vega f ‎(plural vegas)

1. meadow
2. fertile lowland
3. grassy plain
4. valley (the fertile lowlands surrounding a river)
5. alluvial plain

See also

• Las Vegas
• Vega