siglum

== English == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Late Latin siglum (“abbreviation”), possibly a contracted form of: sigillum (“figurine, statuette; seal”), from signum (“figure, statue; seal, signet; mark, sign”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sek- (“to cut, sever; to cut off”) or *sekʷ- (“to follow”)) + -ulum (diminutive suffix); or singulum, a singular form of singulus (“apiece; every; single”, adjective), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sem- (“one; together”). The plural form sigla is a learned borrowing from Late Latin sigla. === Pronunciation === Singular: (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /ˈsɪɡləm/ Hyphenation: sig‧lum Plural: (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /ˈsɪɡlə/ Hyphenation: sig‧la === Noun === siglum (plural sigla) A letter or other symbol that stands for a name or word; specifically, one used in a modern literary work to refer to an early version of a text. (figurative) A thing which represents something else; a sign, a symbol. ==== Hyponyms ==== chrismon ==== Derived terms ==== siglarian ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === scribal abbreviation on Wikipedia.Wikipedia “siglum, n.”, in Collins English Dictionary, 2011–present. “siglum”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. === Anagrams === mugils == Latin == === Etymology === Possibly a contracted form of sigillum or singulum. === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈsɪ.ɡɫũː] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈsiː.ɡlum] === Noun === siglum n (genitive siglī); second declension (Late Latin) abbreviation ==== Declension ==== Second-declension noun (neuter). ==== Descendants ==== ⇒ Medieval Latin: sigla (plural; later interpreted as singular feminine) → Catalan: sigla → French: sigle→ German: Sigel → Italian: sigla → Portuguese: sigla → English: siglum