sigur

== Faroese == === Etymology 1 === From Old Norse sigr (“victory”) (cognate with Old English siġe, from Proto-Germanic *segaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ségʰos ~ ségʰes- (“control, power”). ==== Noun ==== sigur m (genitive singular sigurs, plural sigrar) victory HB vann tryggan sigur á KÍ HB Tórshavn won a safe victory on KÍ Klaksvík ===== Declension ===== === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== sigur second-person singular present indicative of siga third-person singular present indicative of siga == Icelandic == === Etymology === From Old Norse sigr (“victory”) (whence also Danish sejr, Swedish seger), from Proto-Germanic *segaz. Cognate with Old English siġe, German Sieg (“victory”), and Yiddish זיג (zig, “victory”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈsɪːɣʏr/ Rhymes: -ɪːɣʏr === Noun === sigur m (genitive singular sigurs, nominative plural sigrar) victory ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Sigurrós sigursæll sigurlið ==== Related terms ==== sigra (“to win”) == Romanian == === Alternative forms === сигур (sigur) — post-1930s Cyrillic spelling === Etymology === Borrowed from Greek σίγουρος (sígouros), from Venetan seguro, siguro, from Latin secūrus. First attested in the late 18th century. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈsi.ɡur/ (Transilvania, Banat) IPA(key): /siˈɡur/ Rhymes: -ur Hyphenation: si‧gur === Adjective === sigur m or n (feminine singular sigură, masculine plural siguri, feminine/neuter plural sigure) sure, certain to be true Synonym: cert Antonym: incert safe, secure (providing security) Antonym: nesigur sure (certain in one’s knowledge or belief) Synonym: convins Antonyms: nesigur, șovăielnic, șovăitor a fi sigur de ― to be sure of sigur pe sine ― sure of oneself certain (bound to happen) Synonym: cert (obsolete) safe (in safety) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== asigura desigur siguranță siguritate ==== Descendants ==== → Bulgarian: сигурен (siguren) → Macedonian: сигурен (siguren) === Adverb === sigur (chiefly informal) certainly, definitely, without a doubt === Interjection === sigur (informal) Affirmative, often enthusiastic, answer to a question: of course, sure. === Further reading === “sigur”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2026