sigur

See also: sigûr

Faroese

Etymology 1

From Old Norse sigr (“victory”) (cognate with Old English siġe, from Proto-Germanic *segaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ségʰos ~ ségʰes- (“control, power”).

Noun

sigur m (genitive singular sigurs, plural sigrar)

  1. victory
    • HB vann tryggan sigur á KÍ
      HB Tórshavn won a safe victory on KÍ Klaksvík
Declension
m19 Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative sigur sigurin sigrar sigrarnir
Accusative sigur sigurin sigrar sigrarnar
Dative sigri sigrinum sigrum sigrunum
Genitive sigurs sigursins sigra sigranna

Etymology 2

Second and third person present form of siga (‘to say’).

Verb

sigur

  1. you say
  2. he, she, it, says
Conjugation
Conjugation of siga (group v-70)
infinitive siga
supine sagt
participle (a8)1 sigandi sagdur
present past
first singular sigi segði
second singular sigur segði
third singular sigur segði
plural siga søgdu
imperative
singular sig!
plural sigið!
1Only the past participle being declined.

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse sigr (“victory”) (whence also Danish sejr, Swedish seger), from Proto-Germanic *segaz. Cognate with Old English siġe and German Sieg (“victory”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈsɪːɣʏr/
  • Rhymes: -ɪːɣʏr

Noun

sigur m (genitive singular sigurs, nominative plural sigrar)

  1. victory
    Við unnum mikinn sigur.
    We won a great victory.

Declension
declension of sigur
m-s1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative sigur sigurinn sigrar sigrarnir
accusative sigur sigurinn sigra sigrana
dative sigri sigrinum sigrum sigrunum
genitive sigurs sigursins sigra sigranna

Derived terms

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Greek σίγουρος (sígouros), from Venetian seguro, siguro, from Latin secūrus.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈsi.ɡur]
  • Audio(file)

Adjective

sigur m or n (feminine singular sigură, masculine plural siguri, feminine and neuter plural sigure)

  1. sure, confident, certain
  2. safe, secure

Declension
Declension of sigur
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative/
accusative 		indefinite sigur sigură siguri sigure
definite sigurul sigura sigurii sigurele
genitive/
dative 		indefinite sigur sigure siguri sigure
definite sigurului sigurei sigurilor sigurelor

Synonyms

Antonyms

Derived terms

Descendants
  • → Bulgarian: сигурен (siguren)
  • → Macedonian: сигурен (siguren)
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