Siegfried

English edit

Etymology edit

From German Siegfried

Pronunciation edit

enPR: sĭgʹ-frēd, sēgʹ-frēd, IPA^(key): /ˈsɪɡ.fɹiːd/, /ˈsiːɡ.fɹiːd/

Proper noun edit

Siegfried

(Germanic mythology) Hero of the Nibelungenlied who defeated the Icelandic queen Brunhild.

Derived terms edit

Siegfried Line

Translations edit

Hero of the Nibelungenlied who defeated the Icelandic queen Brunhild

Marathi: सीग्फ्रीड (sīgphrīḍ)
Polish: Zygfryd (pl) m
Russian: Зигфрид (ru) (Zigfrid)
Spanish: Sigfrido (es) m

See also edit

Sigurd (the Norse equivalent)
Sigfrid, Sigfred (a saint's name in Scandinavia)

Cebuano edit

Etymology edit

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From English Siegfried, from German Siegfried, from Middle High German Sîfrit, from Old High German Sigifrid, from Proto-Germanic *Segafriþuz, from *segaz (“victory, triumph”) + *friþuz (“peace, sanctuary”).

Proper noun edit

Siegfried

a male given name from German
(Germanic mythology) Siegfried; hero of the Nibelungenlied

German edit

Etymology edit

From Middle High German Sîfrit, from Old High German Sigifrid, from Proto-West Germanic *Sigifriþu, from Proto-Germanic *Segafriþuz, from *segaz (“victory, triumph”) + *friþuz (“peace, sanctuary”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈziːk.fʁiːt/
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Proper noun edit

Siegfried m

(Germanic mythology) Siegfried
a male given name from Proto-Germanic
Synonyms: Sigi, Siggi

Descendants edit

→ English: Siegfried
→ Italian: Sigfrido
→ Latvian: Zigfrīds
→ Lithuanian: Sigitas
→ Polish: Zygfryd
→ Spanish: Sigfredo, Sigfrido

Further reading edit

“Siegfried” in Duden online
Siegfried der Drachentöter on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de
Siegfried (Vorname) on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de

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