siga

siga

See also: síga, sigà, sigā, siğa, sigä, and Siga

Catalan

Verb

siga

1. first-person singular present subjunctive form of ser
2. third-person singular present subjunctive form of ser
3. third-person singular imperative form of ser

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Cebuano

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *siga.

Noun

siga

1. a bright flame

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Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *cika. Cognate with Finnish sika, Võro tsiga.

Noun

siga (genitive sea, partitive siga)

1. pig

Declension

Inflection of siga (ÕS type 18u/sõda, ig-e gradation)

	singular	plural
nominative	siga	sead
accusative	sea	sead
genitive	sea	sigade
partitive	siga	sigu sigasid
illative	siga seasse	sigadesse seusse
inessive	seas	sigades seus
elative	seast	sigadest seust
allative	seale	sigadele seule
adessive	seal	sigadel seul
ablative	sealt	sigadelt seult
translative	seaks	sigadeks seuks
terminative	seani	sigadeni
essive	seana	sigadena
abessive	seata	sigadeta
comitative	seaga	sigadega

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Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse segja, from Proto-Germanic *sagjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- (“to say”).[1]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /siːja/
• Homophone: siða

Verb

siga (third person singular past indicative segði, third person plural past indicative søgdu, supine sagt)

1. to say

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.

References

1. Ringe, Donald (2006) From Proto-Indo-European to Proto-Germanic (A Linguistic History of English; 1)‎, Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN

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Fijian

Etymology

From Proto-Central Pacific *siŋa, variant of *cina, from Proto-Oceanic *sinaʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sinaʀ, from Proto-Austronesian *siNaʀ.

Noun

siga

1. day
2. sun (use mata ni siga [lit. "day's face"] to specify meaning)

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Hausa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /síː.ɡàː/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [síː.ɡàː]

Noun

sīgā̀ f (plural sīgōgī, possessed form sīgàr̃)

1. form, structure
2. clause, proviso

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Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɪːɣa/

  Rhymes: -ɪːɣa

Verb

siga (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative sigaði, supine sigað)

1. (transitive, with dative) to sic (incite an attack by)

Conjugation

siga — active voice (germynd)

infinitive (nafnháttur)		að siga
supine (sagnbót)		sigað
present participle (lýsingarháttur nútíðar)		sigandi
	indicative (framsöguháttur)			subjunctive (viðtengingarháttur)
present (nútíð)	ég siga	við sigum	present (nútíð)	ég sigi	við sigum
	þú sigar	þið sigið		þú sigir	þið sigið
	hann, hún, það sigar	þeir, þær, þau siga		hann, hún, það sigi	þeir, þær, þau sigi
past (þátíð)	ég sigaði	við siguðum	past (þátíð)	ég sigaði	við siguðum
	þú sigaðir	þið siguðuð		þú sigaðir	þið siguðuð
	hann, hún, það sigaði	þeir, þær, þau siguðu		hann, hún, það sigaði	þeir, þær, þau siguðu
imperative (boðháttur)	siga (þú)	sigið (þið)
	Forms with appended personal pronoun
	sigaðu	sigiði *
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

Synonyms

• (sic): etja

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Lindu

Noun

siga

1. traditional turban for men

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Maranao

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *siga.

Noun

siga

1. light, shine, luster

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• sige

Etymology

From Old Norse síga.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²siːɡɑ/

Verb

siga (present tense sig, past tense seig, supine sige, past participle sigen, present participle sigande, imperative sig)

1. to seep, ooze

   Det sig vatn inn i kjellaren.

   Water is seeping into the basement.

2. to subside, sink very slowly

   Grunnmuren sig.

   The foundation wall is subsiding.

3. To move slowly, glide

   Skodda sig inn frå havet.

   The fog is moving in from the sea.

References

• “siga” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Portuguese

Verb

siga

1. inflection of seguir:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

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Rwanda-Rundi

Etymology 1

From Proto-Bantu *-tíga.

Verb

-siga^? (infinitive gusiga, perfective -size)

1. to leave, forsake, abandon

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

-sīga (infinitive gusīga, perfective -sīze)

1. smear (something onto a surface)
2. anoint

Etymology 3

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

-síga (infinitive gusíga, perfective -síze)

1. compose poetry

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsiɡa/ [ˈsi.ɣ̞a]
• Rhymes: -iɡa
• Syllabification: si‧ga

Verb

siga

1. inflection of seguir:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

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Tagalog

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: si‧ga
• IPA^(key): /siˈɡaʔ/, [sɪˈɣaʔ]

Noun

sigâ

1. fire made by burning garbage, weeds, etc.

   Synonym: silab

2. (by extension) bonfire

Derived terms

• magsiga
• pansiga
• sigaan

 

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: si‧ga
• IPA^(key): /ˈsiɡaʔ/, [ˈsi.ɣɐʔ]

Adjective

sigà

1. tough; conceited; show-off
2. gallant; dashing

   Synonym: magilas

3. brave

   Synonyms: matapang, kinatatakutan

Noun

sigà

1. tough guy; conceited guy
2. bully; thug

   Synonyms: siga-siga, maton

Derived terms

• magpasiga-siga
• magsiga-sigaan
• siga-siga

 

Etymology 3

Initial clipping of sigarilyo.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: si‧ga
• IPA^(key): /ˈsiɡa/, [ˈsi.ɣɐ]

Noun

siga

1. (slang) cigarette

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:sigarilyo

Derived terms

• siga-siga

Further reading

• “siga”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018
• Zorc, R. David; San Miguel, Rachel (1993) Tagalog Slang Dictionary‎, Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN

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Tausug

Noun

siga

1. cigarette

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Veps

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *cika.

Noun

siga

1. pig

Inflection

Inflection of siga (inflection type 5/sana)
nominative sing.	siga
genitive sing.	sigan
partitive sing.	sigad
partitive plur.	sigoid
	singular	plural
nominative	siga	sigad
accusative	sigan	sigad
genitive	sigan	sigoiden
partitive	sigad	sigoid
essive-instructive	sigan	sigoin
translative	sigaks	sigoikš
inessive	sigas	sigoiš
elative	sigaspäi	sigoišpäi
illative	sigaha	sigoihe
adessive	sigal	sigoil
ablative	sigalpäi	sigoilpäi
allative	sigale	sigoile
abessive	sigata	sigoita
comitative	siganke	sigoidenke
prolative	sigadme	sigoidme
approximative I	siganno	sigoidenno
approximative II	sigannoks	sigoidennoks
egressive	sigannopäi	sigoidennopäi
terminative I	sigahasai	sigoihesai
terminative II	sigalesai	sigoilesai
terminative III	sigassai	—
additive I	sigahapäi	sigoihepäi
additive II	sigalepäi	sigoilepäi

Derived terms

• ižasiga
• mecsiga
• unisiga
• siganliha

References

• Zajceva, N. G.; Mullonen, M. I. (2007), “свинья”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary], Petrozavodsk: Periodika

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Yoruba

Àwọn sìgá kan

Etymology

Borrowed from English cigar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sì.ɡá/

Noun

sìgá

1. cigarette; cigar

   Synonym: (slang) ọ̀pá

   Synonym: (obsolete, rare) sàrootù

Derived terms

• amusìgá (“smoker”)
• onísìgá (“cigarette seller; smoker”)
• sìgá mímu (“smoking”)

See also

• mu (“to smoke”)
• àmukù (“(cigarette) butt”)