sigla

English

Noun

sigla

1. Plural form of siglum

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Catalan

Noun

sigla f (plural sigles)

1. initial (first letter of a word)

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Faroese

Pronunciation

• IPA: [ˈsɪɡla]

Verb

sigla

1. to sail

Conjugation

   Conjugation of sigla

sigla, v-1
number	singular			plural
person	first	second	third	all
Indicative	eg	tú	hann / hon tað	vit, tit, teir / tær / tey tygum
Present	sigli	siglir	siglir	sigla
Past	sigldi	sigldi	sigldi	sigldu
Imperative		tú		tit
Present	—	sigl !	—	siglið !
Infinitive	sigla
Pres. part.	siglandi
Past part. a7	sigldur
Supine	siglt

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Icelandic

Verb

sigla

1. to sail

Anagrams

• galsi

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Italian

Noun

sigla f (plural sigle)

1. acronym, abbreviation
2. initials plural
3. monogram

Derived terms

• sigla automobilistica
• sigla musicale

Verb

sigla

1. third-person singular present indicative of siglare
2. second-person singular imperative of siglare

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Latin

Noun

sigla

1. nominative plural of siglum
2. accusative plural of siglum
3. vocative plural of siglum

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin sigla, plural of siglum (“abbreviation”).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA: /ˈsi.gla/, /ˈsi.glɐ/
• Hyphenation: si‧gla

Noun

sigla f (plural siglas)

1. acronym (word formed by initial letters)
2. monogram (letter or other symbol that stands for a word or name)

Synonyms

• (acronym): acrónimo
• (monogram): monograma

Usage notes

Some make a distinction between sigla and acrónimo, where acrónimo is an acronym pronounced as if it were a single word and sigla one where each letter is pronounced individually.

Related terms

siglado siglar siglatura

siglema siglística siglístico

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Spanish

Noun

sigla f (plural siglas)

1. acronym (of any type: phonetic acronym or initialism)
2. initial

See also

• abreviación