sigur
See also: sigûr
Faroese edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old Norse sigr (“victory”) (cognate with Old English siġe, from Proto-Germanic *segaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ségʰos ~ ségʰes- (“control, power”).
Noun edit
sigur m (genitive singular sigurs, plural sigrar)
Declension edit
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 edit
Second and third person present form of siga (‘to say’).
Verb edit
sigur
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of siga (group v-70) | ||
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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. |
Icelandic edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
Noun edit
sigur m (genitive singular sigurs, nominative plural sigrar)
- victory
- Við unnum mikinn sigur.
- We won a great victory.
Declension edit
declension of sigur
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
- sigra (“to win”)
Romanian edit
Alternative forms edit
- сигур (sigur) — post-1930s Cyrillic spelling
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Greek σίγουρος (sígouros), from Venetian seguro, siguro, from Latin secūrus. First attested in the late 18th century.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
sigur m or n (feminine singular sigură, masculine plural siguri, feminine and neuter plural sigure)
- sure, certain to be true
- safe, secure (providing security)
- Antonym: nesigur
- sure (certain in one’s knowledge or belief)
- Synonym: convins
- Antonyms: nesigur, șovăielnic, șovăitor
- a fi sigur de ― to be sure of
- sigur pe sine ― sure of oneself
- certain (bound to happen)
- Synonym: cert
- (obsolete) safe (in safety)
Declension edit
Declension of sigur
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
Adverb edit
sigur
- (chiefly informal) certainly, definitely, without a doubt
Interjection edit
sigur
Further reading edit
- sigur in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)