Seiger

See also: seiger

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Seiger.

Proper noun

Seiger (plural Seigers)

  1. A surname from German.

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Seiger is the 41359th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 526 individuals. Seiger is most common among White (94.68%) individuals.

Further reading

German

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German seigære, from seigen, possibly related to sīgen, from Proto-Germanic *sīganą. Alternatively seigen may be derived from Latin exagium. Compare Polish zegar, Yiddish זייגער (zeyger), Hungarian cseger.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈzaɪ̯ɡɐ/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Sei‧ger
  • Homophone: seiger

Noun

Seiger m (strong, genitive Seigers, plural Seiger)

  1. (obsolete or regional) clock (timekeeper)
    Synonym: Uhr
  2. hand (index or pointer on a dial, such as on an analogue/analog clock)
    Synonyms: Uhrweiser, Uhrzeiger

Declension

Declension of Seiger [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Seiger die Seiger
genitive eines des Seigers der Seiger
dative einem dem Seiger den Seigern
accusative einen den Seiger die Seiger

Further reading

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