siga

See also: síga, sigà, sigā, siğa, sigä, and Siga

Catalan

Verb

siga

1. (Valencia) inflection of ser:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Cebuano

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *siga.

Noun

siga

1. a bright flame

Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *cika. Cognate with Finnish sika, Võro tsiga.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsiɡ̊ɑ/, [ˈsʲiɡ̊ɑ]

Noun

siga (genitive sea, partitive siga)

1. pig

Declension

Declension of siga (ÕS type 18u/sõda, ig-e gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		siga	sead
accusative	nom.
	gen.	sea
genitive			sigade
partitive		siga	sigu sigasid
illative		siga seasse	sigadesse seusse
inessive		seas	sigades seus
elative		seast	sigadest seust
allative		seale	sigadele seule
adessive		seal	sigadel seul
ablative		sealt	sigadelt seult
translative		seaks	sigadeks seuks
terminative		seani	sigadeni
essive		seana	sigadena
abessive		seata	sigadeta
comitative		seaga	sigadega

Derived terms

• end seaks jooma
• end seaks vihastama
• ennast seaks jooma
• ennast seaks vihastama
• nagu sadul sea seljas
• nagu siga ja kägu
• pärleid sigade ette heitma
• pärleid sigade ette viskama
• sea aasta
• sea moodi
• siga ka ei söö
• siga mängima
• sigade Aafrika katk
• täis nagu siga

 

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse segja, from Proto-Germanic *sagjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- (“to say”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /siːja/
• Homophone: siða

Verb

siga (third person singular past indicative segði, third person plural past indicative søgdu, supine sagt)

1. to say

Conjugation

Conjugation of siga (group v-70)
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.

Fijian

Etymology

From Proto-Central Pacific *siŋa, variant of *cina, from Proto-Oceanic *sinaʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sinaʀ, from Proto-Austronesian *siNaʀ.

Noun

siga

1. day
2. sun (use mata ni siga [lit. "day's face"] to specify meaning)

Galician

Verb

siga

1. inflection of seguir:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Hausa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /síː.ɡàː/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [síː.ɡàː]

Noun

sīgā̀ f (plural sīgōgī, possessed form sīgàr̃)

1. form, structure
2. clause, proviso

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɪːɣa/

  Rhymes: -ɪːɣa

Verb

siga (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative sigaði, supine sigað)

1. (transitive, with dative) to sic (incite an attack by)

Conjugation

siga — active voice (germynd)

infinitive (nafnháttur)		að siga
supine (sagnbót)		sigað
present participle (lýsingarháttur nútíðar)		sigandi
	indicative (framsöguháttur)			subjunctive (viðtengingarháttur)
present (nútíð)	ég siga	við sigum	present (nútíð)	ég sigi	við sigum
	þú sigar	þið sigið		þú sigir	þið sigið
	hann, hún, það sigar	þeir, þær, þau siga		hann, hún, það sigi	þeir, þær, þau sigi
past (þátíð)	ég sigaði	við siguðum	past (þátíð)	ég sigaði	við siguðum
	þú sigaðir	þið siguðuð		þú sigaðir	þið siguðuð
	hann, hún, það sigaði	þeir, þær, þau siguðu		hann, hún, það sigaði	þeir, þær, þau siguðu
imperative (boðháttur)	siga (þú)	sigið (þið)
	Forms with appended personal pronoun
	sigaðu	sigiði *
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

Synonyms

• (sic): etja

Lindu

Noun

siga

1. traditional turban for men

Maranao

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *siga.

Noun

siga

1. light, shine, luster

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• sige

Etymology

From Old Norse síga.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²siːɡɑ/

Verb

siga (present tense sig, past tense seig, supine sige, past participle sigen, present participle sigande, imperative sig)

1. to seep, ooze

   Det sig vatn inn i kjellaren.

   Water is seeping into the basement.

2. to subside, sink very slowly

   Grunnmuren sig.

   The foundation wall is subsiding.

3. To move slowly, glide

   Skodda sig inn frå havet.

   The fog is moving in from the sea.

References

• “siga” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Portuguese

Verb

siga

1. inflection of seguir:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Rwanda-Rundi

Etymology 1

From Proto-Bantu *-tíga.

Verb

-siga^? (infinitive gusiga, perfective -size)

1. to leave, forsake, abandon

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

-sīga (infinitive gusīga, perfective -sīze)

1. smear (something onto a surface)
2. anoint

Etymology 3

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

-síga (infinitive gusíga, perfective -síze)

1. compose poetry

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsiɡa/ [ˈsi.ɣ̞a]
• Rhymes: -iɡa
• Syllabification: si‧ga

Verb

siga

1. inflection of seguir:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Tagalog

Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *siga (“spark, bright light”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /siˈɡaʔ/, [sɪˈɣaʔ]
• Hyphenation: si‧ga

Noun

sigâ (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜄ)

1. fire made by burning garbage, weeds, etc.

   Synonym: silab

2. (by extension) bonfire

Derived terms

• magsiga
• pansiga
• sigaan

 

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsiɡaʔ/, [ˈsi.ɣɐʔ]
• Hyphenation: si‧ga

Adjective

sigà (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜄ)

1. tough; conceited; show-off
2. gallant; dashing

   Synonym: magilas

3. brave

   Synonyms: matapang, kinatatakutan

Noun

sigà (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜄ)

1. tough guy; conceited guy
2. bully; thug

   Synonyms: siga-siga, maton

Derived terms

• magpasiga-siga
• magsiga-sigaan
• siga-siga

 

Etymology 3

Initial clipping of sigarilyo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsiɡa/, [ˈsi.ɣɐ]
• Hyphenation: si‧ga

Noun

siga (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜄ)

1. (slang) cigarette

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:sigarilyo

Derived terms

• siga-siga

Further reading

• “siga”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Zorc, R. David, San Miguel, Rachel (1993) Tagalog Slang Dictionary‎^[2], Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN
• Blust, Robert, Trussel, Stephen (2010–) “*siga”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary

Tausug

Noun

siga

1. cigarette

Veps

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *cika.

Noun

siga

1. pig

Inflection

Inflection of siga (inflection type 5/sana)
nominative sing.	siga
genitive sing.	sigan
partitive sing.	sigad
partitive plur.	sigoid
	singular	plural
nominative	siga	sigad
accusative	sigan	sigad
genitive	sigan	sigoiden
partitive	sigad	sigoid
essive-instructive	sigan	sigoin
translative	sigaks	sigoikš
inessive	sigas	sigoiš
elative	sigaspäi	sigoišpäi
illative	sigaha	sigoihe
adessive	sigal	sigoil
ablative	sigalpäi	sigoilpäi
allative	sigale	sigoile
abessive	sigata	sigoita
comitative	siganke	sigoidenke
prolative	sigadme	sigoidme
approximative I	siganno	sigoidenno
approximative II	sigannoks	sigoidennoks
egressive	sigannopäi	sigoidennopäi
terminative I	sigahasai	sigoihesai
terminative II	sigalesai	sigoilesai
terminative III	sigassai	—
additive I	sigahapäi	sigoihepäi
additive II	sigalepäi	sigoilepäi

Derived terms

• ižasiga
• mecsiga
• unisiga
• siganliha

References

• Zajceva, N. G., Mullonen, M. I. (2007) “свинья”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary]‎^[3], Petrozavodsk: Periodika

Yoruba

Àwọn sìgá kan

Etymology

Borrowed from English cigar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sì.ɡá/

Noun

sìgá

1. cigarette; cigar

   Synonym: (slang) ọ̀pá

   Synonym: (obsolete, rare) sàrootù

Derived terms

• amusìgá (“smoker”)
• onísìgá (“cigarette seller; smoker”)
• sìgá mímu (“smoking”)

See also

• mu (“to smoke”)
• àmukù (“(cigarette) butt”)