sigu

Estonian

Noun

sigu

1. partitive plural of siga

Icelandic

Verb

sigu

1. third-person plural past indicative of síga

Kavalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 水牛 (chúi-gû, “water buffalo”).

Noun

sigu

1. buffalo; water buffalo

Old High German

Alternative forms

• sigo, sigi

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *sigʀ, 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

1. victory

Declension

Declension of sigu (masculine i-stem)

case	singular	plural
nominative	sigu	sigui
accusative	sigu	sigui
genitive	sigues	siguo
dative	sigue	siguim, siguen
instrumental	siguu	—

Derived terms

• siguhelm
• sigulōn

Descendants

• German: Sieg

References

1. Joseph Wright, 'An Old High German Primer, Second Edition'