sigur

See also: sigûr

Faroese

Etymology 1

From Old Norse sigr (“victory”) (cognate with Old English siġe, from Proto-Germanic *segaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ségʰos ~ ségʰes- (“control, power”).

Noun

sigur m (genitive singular sigurs, plural sigrar)

1. victory
   • HB vann tryggan sigur á KÍ

     HB Tórshavn won a safe victory on KÍ Klaksvík

Declension

m19	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	sigur	sigurin	sigrar	sigrarnir
Accusative	sigur	sigurin	sigrar	sigrarnar
Dative	sigri	sigrinum	sigrum	sigrunum
Genitive	sigurs	sigursins	sigra	sigranna

Etymology 2

Second and third person present form of siga (‘to say’).

Verb

sigur

1. you say
2. he, she, it, says

Conjugation

Conjugation of siga (group v-70)
infinitive	siga
supine	sagt
participle (a8)1	sigandi	sagdur
	present	past
first singular	sigi	segði
second singular	sigur	segði
third singular	sigur	segði
plural	siga	søgdu
	imperative
singular	sig!
plural	sigið!
1Only the past participle being declined.

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Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse sigr (“victory”) (whence also Danish sejr, Swedish seger), from Proto-Germanic *segaz. Cognate with Old English siġe and German Sieg (“victory”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɪːɣʏr/
• Rhymes: -ɪːɣʏr

Noun

sigur m (genitive singular sigurs, nominative plural sigrar)

1. victory

   Við unnum mikinn sigur.

   We won a great victory.

Declension

declension of sigur

m-s1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	sigur	sigurinn	sigrar	sigrarnir
accusative	sigur	sigurinn	sigra	sigrana
dative	sigri	sigrinum	sigrum	sigrunum
genitive	sigurs	sigursins	sigra	sigranna

Derived terms

• sigursæll
• sigurlið

Related terms

• sigra (“to win”)

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Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Greek σίγουρος (sígouros), from Venetian seguro, siguro, from Latin secūrus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsi.ɡur]

Adjective

sigur m or n (feminine singular sigură, masculine plural siguri, feminine and neuter plural sigure)

1. sure, confident, certain
2. safe, secure

Declension

Declension of sigur

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	sigur		sigură	siguri	sigure
	definite	sigurul		sigura	sigurii	sigurele
genitive/ dative	indefinite	sigur		sigure	siguri	sigure
	definite	sigurului		sigurei	sigurelor	sigurilor

Synonyms

• cert

Antonyms

• incert
• șovăielnic
• nesigur
• șovăitor

Derived terms

• asigura
• desigur
• siguranță