sigu

Estonian

Noun

sigu

  1. partitive plural of siga

Icelandic

Verb

sigu

  1. third-person plural past indicative of síga

Kavalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 水牛 (chúi-gû, “water buffalo”).

Noun

sigu

  1. buffalo; water buffalo

Old High German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *sigʀ, from Proto-Germanic *segaz. Compare Old Saxon sigi, Old English siġe, sigor, Old Norse sigr, Gothic 𐍃𐌹𐌲𐌹𐍃 (sigis).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /s̠iɡu/

Noun

sigu m

  1. victory

Declension

Declension of sigu (masculine i-stem)
case singular plural
nominative sigu sigui
accusative sigu sigui
genitive sigues siguo
dative sigue siguim, siguen
instrumental siguu —

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle High German: sige

References

  • Joseph Wright, 'An Old High German Primer, Second Edition'
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