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Webster 1913 Edition


Sigla


Sig′la

,
Noun.
pl.
[L.]
The signs, abbreviations, letters, or characters standing for words, shorthand, etc., in ancient manuscripts, or on coins, medals, etc.
W. Savage.

Definition 2024


sigla

sigla

English

Noun

sigla

  1. plural of siglum

Catalan

Noun

sigla f (plural sigles)

  1. initial (first letter of a word)

Faroese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈsɪɡla]

Verb

sigla (third person singular past indicative sigldi, third person plural past indicative siglt, supine siglt)

  1. to sail

Conjugation


French

Pronunciation

Verb

sigla

  1. third-person singular past historic of sigler

Icelandic

Verb

sigla (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative sigldi, supine siglt)

  1. to sail

Conjugation

Noun

sigla f (genitive singular siglu, nominative plural siglur)

  1. mast

Declension

Anagrams


Italian

Noun

sigla f (plural sigle)

  1. acronym, abbreviation, initialism
  2. (in the plural) initials
  3. monogram

Derived terms

Verb

sigla

  1. third-person singular present indicative of siglare
  2. second-person singular imperative of siglare

Latin

Noun

sigla

  1. nominative plural of siglum
  2. accusative plural of siglum
  3. vocative plural of siglum

References


Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin sigla, plural of siglum (abbreviation).

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈsi.ɡla/, /ˈsi.ɡlɐ/
  • Hyphenation: si‧gla

Noun

sigla f (plural siglas)

  1. acronym (word formed by initial letters)
  2. monogram (letter or other symbol that stands for a word or name)

Synonyms

Usage notes

Some make a distinction between sigla and acrónimo, where acrónimo is an acronym pronounced as if it were a single word and sigla one where each letter is pronounced individually.

Related terms

  • siglema
  • siglística
  • siglístico

Spanish

Noun

sigla f (plural siglas)

  1. initial
  2. acronym (of any type: phonetic acronym or initialism)

See also