sigu
Icelandic
Verb
sigu
- third-person plural past indicative of síga
Kavalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Hokkien 水牛 (chúi-gû, “water buffalo”).
Noun
sigu
- buffalo; water buffalo
Old High German
Alternative forms
- sigo
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *segaz. Compare Old Saxon sigi, Old English siġe, sigor, Old Norse sigr, Gothic 𐍃𐌹𐌲𐌹𐍃 (sigis).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /s̠iɡu/
Noun
sigu m
- victory
Declension
Declension of sigu (masculine i-stem)
| case | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | sigu | sigui |
| accusative | sigu | sigui |
| genitive | sigues | siguo |
| dative | sigue | siguen |
| instrumental | siguu | — |
Descendants
- German: Sieg
References
- Joseph Wright, 'An Old High German Primer, Second Edition'