sigu

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Estonian

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Noun

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sigu

  1. partitive plural of siga

Icelandic

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Verb

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sigu

  1. third-person plural past indicative of síga

Kavalan

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Etymology

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

Noun

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sigu

  1. buffalo; water buffalo

Old High German

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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sigu m

  1. victory

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • German: Sieg

References

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  1. Joseph Wright, 'An Old High German Primer, Second Edition'