sigu

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Estonian[edit]

Noun[edit]

sigu

  1. partitive plural of siga

Icelandic[edit]

Verb[edit]

sigu

  1. third-person plural past indicative of síga

Kavalan[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Hokkien 水牛 (chúi-gû, water buffalo).

Noun[edit]

sigu

  1. buffalo; water buffalo

Old High German[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-West Germanic *sigʀ, from Proto-Germanic *segaz. Compare Old Saxon sigi, Old English siġe, sigor, Old Norse sigr, Gothic 𐍃𐌹𐌲𐌹𐍃 (sigis).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

sigu m

  1. victory

Declension[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • German: Sieg

References[edit]

  1. Joseph Wright, 'An Old High German Primer, Second Edition'