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sigur

sigur

See also: sigûr

Faroese

Noun

sigur m (genitive singular sigurs, plural sigrar)

  1. victory
    • HB vann tryggan sigur á
      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

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

Derived terms

  • sigursæll
  • sigurlið

Related terms

  • sigra (to win)

Romanian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈsi.ɡur]

Adjective

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

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

Declension

Synonyms

Antonyms

  • incert
  • șovăielnic
  • nesigur
  • șovăitor

Derived terms