Faroese

Proper noun

Signa f

1. A female given name

Usage notes

Matronymics

• son of Signa: Signuson
• daughter of Signa: Signudóttir

Declension

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɪkna/

  Rhymes: -ɪkna

  Homophones: signa

Proper noun

Signa f

1. Seine (river in France)

English

Noun

signa

1. plural of signum

Catalan

Verb

signa

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

Faroese

Pronunciation 1

• IPA^(key): [sɪɡna], also IPA^(key): [sɪdna]

Etymology 1

From Old Norse signa (to sink down)

Verb

signa ‎(third person singular past indicative signaði, third person plural past indicative signað, supine signað)

1. to sink down, to go down

Conjugation

Usage notes

• signa niður - sink down
• hann var um at signa til jarðar av máttloysi - he almost went down to earth of debility

Pronunciation 2

• IPA^(key): [sɪɡna]

Etymology 2

Old Norse signa (to mark with the sign of Thor's hammer; to cross oneself; to bless)

Verb

signa ‎(third person singular past indicative signaði, third person plural past indicative signað, supine signað)

1. to cross oneself
2. to bless

Conjugation

Usage notes

• Gud signi teg - God bless you

French

Verb

signa

1. third-person singular past historic of signer

Icelandic

Verb

signa ‎(weak verb, third-person singular past indicative signdi, supine signt)

1. used in set phrases

Derived terms

• signa sig (to cross oneself, to make the sign of the cross)

See also

• kross

Latin

Verb

signā

1. second-person singular present active imperative of signō

Noun

signa

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

Spanish

Verb

signa

1. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present indicative form of signar.
2. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of signar.