Siegfried

Siegfried

English

Etymology

From German Siegfried, from Proto-Germanic *Segafriþuz, from *segaz (“victory, triumph”) + *friþuz (“peace, sanctuary”).

Pronunciation

• enPR: sĭgʹ-frēd, sēgʹ-frēd, IPA^(key): /ˈsɪɡ.fɹiːd/, /ˈsiːɡ.fɹiːd/

Proper noun

Siegfried

1. (Germanic mythology) Hero of the Nibelungenlied who defeated the Icelandic queen Brunhild.

Translations

Hero of the Nibelungenlied who defeated the Icelandic queen Brunhild

Marathi: सीग्फ्रीड (sīgphrīḍ) Polish: Zygfryd (pl) m Russian: Зигфрид (ru) (Zigfrid) Spanish: Sigfrido (es) m

See also

• Sigurd (the Norse equivalent)
• Sigfrid, Sigfred (a saint's name in Scandinavia)

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Cebuano

Etymology

From English Siegfried, from German Siegfried, from Middle High German Sîfrit, from Old High German Sigifrid, from Proto-Germanic *Segafriþuz, from *segaz (“victory, triumph”) + *friþuz (“peace, sanctuary”).

Proper noun

Siegfried

1. a male given name from German
2. (Germanic mythology) Siegfried; hero of the Nibelungenlied

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German Sîfrit, from Old High German Sigifrid, from Proto-Germanic *Segafriþuz, from *segaz (“victory, triumph”) + *friþuz (“peace, sanctuary”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈziːk.fʁiːt/

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Proper noun

Siegfried m

1. (Germanic mythology) Siegfried
2. a male given name from Proto-Germanic

   Synonyms: Sigi, Siggi

Descendants

• → Latvian: Zigfrīds
• → Lithuanian: Sigitas
• → Polish: Zygfryd

Further reading

• “Siegfried” in Duden online
• Siegfried der Drachentöter on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de
• Siegfried (Vorname) on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de