saig

Catalan

Etymology

According to Coromines, from Medieval Latin sagio, from Gothic, from Proto-Germanic *sagjaną (“to say”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencian) [ˈsat͡ʃ]
• Rhymes: -atʃ

Noun

saig m (plural saigs)

1. (historical) sheriff, bailiff
2. (historical, Mallorca) town crier
3. axillary wrasse (Symphodus mediterraneus)

   Synonym: canari

4. corkwing wrasse (Symphodus melops)

   Synonym: enrocador

Further reading

• Coromines, Joan (1980–91). Diccionari etimològic i complementari de la llengua catalana. Barcelona: Curial.
• “saig”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “saig” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Welsh

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sai̯ɡ/
• Rhymes: -ai̯ɡ

Noun

saig f (plural seigiau, not mutable)

1. meal, dish, feast

Derived terms

• seigio (“serve food”, verb)

Further reading

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “saig”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies