saig
Catalan
editEtymology
editAccording to Coromines, from Medieval Latin sagio, from Gothic, from Proto-Germanic *sagjaną (“to say”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editsaig m (plural saigs)
- (historical) sheriff, bailiff
- (historical, Mallorca) town crier
- axillary wrasse (Symphodus mediterraneus)
- Synonym: canari
- corkwing wrasse (Symphodus melops)
- Synonym: enrocador
Further reading
edit- 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
editPronunciation
editNoun
editsaig f (plural seigiau, not mutable)
Derived terms
edit- seigio (“serve food”, verb)
Further reading
edit- 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
Categories:
- Catalan terms derived from Medieval Latin
- Catalan terms derived from Gothic
- Catalan terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Catalan terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Catalan/atʃ
- Rhymes:Catalan/atʃ/1 syllable
- Catalan lemmas
- Catalan nouns
- Catalan countable nouns
- Catalan masculine nouns
- Catalan terms with historical senses
- Mallorcan Catalan
- ca:Occupations
- ca:Wrasses
- Welsh terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Welsh/ai̯ɡ
- Rhymes:Welsh/ai̯ɡ/1 syllable
- Welsh lemmas
- Welsh nouns
- Welsh countable nouns
- Welsh non-mutable terms
- Welsh feminine nouns
- cy:Food and drink