siglum

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Learned borrowing from Late Latin siglum (abbreviation), possibly a contracted form of:

The plural form sigla is a learned borrowing from Late Latin sigla.

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Noun[edit]

siglum (plural sigla)

  1. A letter or other symbol that stands for a name or word; specifically, one used in a modern literary work to refer to an early version of a text.
  2. (figurative) A thing which represents something else; a sign, a symbol.

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References[edit]

  1. ^ sigla, n.”, in OED Online Paid subscription required, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, September 2023.
  2. ^ siglum, n.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

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Latin[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Possibly a contracted form of sigillum or singulum.

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Noun[edit]

siglum n (genitive siglī); second declension

  1. (Late Latin) abbreviation

Declension[edit]

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative siglum sigla
Genitive siglī siglōrum
Dative siglō siglīs
Accusative siglum sigla
Ablative siglō siglīs
Vocative siglum sigla

Descendants[edit]

  • Medieval Latin: sigla (plural; later interpreted as singular feminine)
  • English: siglum