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Etymology

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Inherited from Middle Russian сигъ (sig) attested in 1496, borrowed from Old Novgorodian сиге (sige). From a Finnic language, compare Finnish siika and Estonian siig.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [sʲik]
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Noun

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сиг (sigm anim (genitive сига́, nominative plural сиги́, genitive plural сиго́в)

  1. A whitefish of the family Coregoninae, including:
    Coregonus vandesius, vendace (species)
    Coregonus lavaretus or Coregonus pennantii, gwyniad/gwuniad (species)
    Coregonus pollan, pollan (species)

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Armenian: սիգ (sig)
  • Belarusian: сіг (sih), сіга f (siha)
  • Czech: síh
  • Polish: siga
  • Ukrainian: сиг (syh)