Sigel

German

Alternative forms

• Sigle (uncommon)
• siglum (Latin)

Etymology

From French sigle, from Latin sigillum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsiːɡ(ə)l/, /ˈziːɡ(ə)l/

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• Hyphenation: Si‧gel

Noun

Sigel n (strong, genitive Sigels, plural Sigel)

1. (linguistics, stenography) siglum, a conventional abbreviation for a word or words

   Synonym: Kürzel

Declension

Declension of Sigel [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Sigel	die	Sigel
genitive	eines	des	Sigels	der	Sigel
dative	einem	dem	Sigel	den	Sigeln
accusative	ein	das	Sigel	die	Sigel

Derived terms

• Sigelsuche f

References

• “Sigel” in Duden online

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Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Middle High German sigel, a borrowing from Latin sigillum. Cognate with German Siegel, Dutch zegel, English sigil.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈziʁel/, [ˈziʑəl]
• Rhymes: -iʑəl

Noun

Sigel m (plural Sigelen)

1. seal (pattern, design)

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Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsi.jel/

Noun

Siġel m

1. the sun
2. the runic character ᛋ (/s/ or /z/)