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)
- victory
- HB vann tryggan sigur á KÍ
- HB Tórshavn won a safe victory on KÍ Klaksvík
- HB vann tryggan sigur á KÍ
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’).
Verb
sigur
- you say
- he, she, it, says
Conjugation
Conjugation of siga
| v-70 | ||||
| infinitive | siga | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | sigandi | |||
| past participle a8 | sagdur | |||
| supine | sagt | |||
| number | singular | plural | ||
| person | first | second | third | all |
| indicative | eg | tú | hann/hon/tað | vit, tit, teir/tær/tey, tygum |
| present | sigi | sigur | sigur | siga |
| past | segði | segði | segði | søgdu |
| imperative | – | tú | – | tit |
| present | — | sig! | — | sigið! |
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.
- Við unnum mikinn sigur.
Declension
declension of sigur
| m-s1 | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | sigur | sigurinn | sigrar | sigrarnir |
| accusative | sigur | sigurinn | sigra | sigrana |
| dative | sigri | sigrinum | sigrum | sigrunum |
| genitive | sigurs | sigursins | sigra | sigranna |
Derived terms
- sigursæll
- sigurlið
Related terms
- sigra (“to win”)
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from Greek σίγουρος (sígouros), from Venetian seguro, siguro, from Latin secūrus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈsi.ɡur]
Adjective
sigur m or n (feminine singular sigură, masculine plural siguri, feminine and neuter plural sigure)
- sure, confident, certain
- safe, secure
Declension
declension of sigur
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
| nominative/ accusative | indefinite | sigur | sigură | siguri | sigure | ||
| definite | sigurul | sigura | sigurii | sigurele | |||
| genitive/ dative | indefinite | sigur | sigure | siguri | sigure | ||
| definite | sigurului | sigurei | sigurilor | sigurelor | |||
Synonyms
- cert
Antonyms
- incert
- șovăielnic
- nesigur
- șovăitor
Derived terms
- asigura
- desigur
- siguranță