σιγά

See also: σιγᾷ, σίγα, and σῖγα

Ancient Greek

σῑγᾱ́ • (sīgā́) f (genitive σῑγᾱ́ς); first declension

First declension of ᾱ̔ σῑγᾱ́; τᾶς σῑγᾶς (Doric)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ᾱ̔ σῑγᾱ́ hā sīgā́	τὼ σῑγᾱ́ tṑ sīgā́	ταὶ σῑγαί taì sīgaí
Genitive	τᾶς σῑγᾶς tâs sīgâs	τοῖν σῑγαῖν toîn sīgaîn	τᾶν σῑγᾶν tân sīgân
Dative	τᾷ σῑγᾷ tâi sīgâi	τοῖν σῑγαῖν toîn sīgaîn	ταῖς σῑγαῖς taîs sīgaîs
Accusative	τᾱ̀ν σῑγᾱ́ν tā̀n sīgā́n	τὼ σῑγᾱ́ tṑ sīgā́	τᾱ̀ς σῑγᾱ́ς tā̀s sīgā́s
Vocative	σῑγᾱ́ sīgā́	σῑγᾱ́ sīgā́	σῑγαί sīgaí
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

IPA^(key): /siˈɣa/

σιγά • (sigá)

slowly
quietly
as if (used in phrases denoting irony in response to threats or to something deemed highly unlikely)
Αυτός θα με δείρει; Σιγά, αυτός ούτε ένα παιδάκι δεν μπορεί να δείρει!
Aftós tha me deírei? Sigá, aftós oúte éna paidáki den boreí na deírei!
He'll beat me up? As if, he couldn't even beat a little child!

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