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)
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’).
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)
- victory
- Við unnum mikinn sigur.
- We won a great victory.
Declension
Related terms
- sigra (“to win”)
Romanian
Alternative forms
- сигур (sigur) — post-1930s Cyrillic spelling
Etymology
Borrowed from Greek σίγουρος (sígouros), from Venetian seguro, siguro, from Latin secūrus. First attested in the late 18th century.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsi.ɡur/
Audio (file) Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ur
- Hyphenation: si‧gur
Adjective
sigur m or n (feminine singular sigură, masculine plural siguri, feminine and neuter plural sigure)
- sure, certain to be true
- safe, secure (providing security)
- Antonym: nesigur
- sure (certain in one’s knowledge or belief)
- Synonym: convins
- Antonyms: nesigur, șovăielnic, șovăitor
- a fi sigur de ― to be sure of
- sigur pe sine ― sure of oneself
- certain (bound to happen)
- Synonym: cert
- (obsolete) safe (in safety)
Declension
Derived terms
Interjection
sigur
Further reading
- sigur in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)
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