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sigra

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See also: siġra

Faroese

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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sigra (third person singular past indicative sigraði, third person plural past indicative sigrað, supine sigrað)

  1. to win

Conjugation

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Conjugation of sigra (group v-30)
infinitive sigra
supine sigrað
present past
first singular sigri sigraði
second singular sigrar sigraði
third singular sigrar sigraði
plural sigra sigraðu
participle (a6)1 sigrandi sigraður
imperative
singular sigra!
plural sigrið!

1Only the past participle being declined.

Icelandic

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Old Norse sigra, from Proto-Germanic *sigizōną.

Verb

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sigra (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative sigraði, supine sigrað)

  1. (transitive) to defeat, conquer (an opponent)
  2. (intransitive) to win
    Synonym: vinna
    Antonym: tapa
Conjugation
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This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Etymology 2

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Noun

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sigra

  1. indefinite accusative plural of sigur
  2. indefinite genitive plural of sigur

Old Norse

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *sigizōną.

Verb

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sigra

  1. to overcome, defeat

Conjugation

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Conjugation of sigra — active (weak class 2)
infinitive sigra
present participle sigrandi
past participle sigraðr
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular sigra sigraða sigra sigraða
2nd person singular sigrar sigraðir sigrir sigraðir
3rd person singular sigrar sigraði sigri sigraði
1st person plural sigrum sigruðum sigrim sigraðim
2nd person plural sigrið sigruðuð sigrið sigraðið
3rd person plural sigra sigruðu sigri sigraði
imperative present
2nd person singular sigra
1st person plural sigrum
2nd person plural sigrið
Conjugation of sigra — mediopassive (weak class 2)
infinitive sigrask
present participle sigrandisk
past participle sigrazk
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular sigrumk sigruðumk sigrumk sigruðumk
2nd person singular sigrask sigraðisk sigrisk sigraðisk
3rd person singular sigrask sigraðisk sigrisk sigraðisk
1st person plural sigrumsk sigruðumsk sigrimsk sigraðimsk
2nd person plural sigrizk sigruðuzk sigrizk sigraðizk
3rd person plural sigrask sigruðusk sigrisk sigraðisk
imperative present
2nd person singular sigrask
1st person plural sigrumsk
2nd person plural sigrizk

Descendants

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  • Icelandic: sigra
  • Faroese: sigra
  • Old Swedish: sighra
  • Danish: sejre