σῖγα

See also: σιγά, σιγᾷ, and σίγα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From the root of σιγή (sigḗ).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /sîː.ɡa/ → /ˈsi.ɣa/ → /ˈsi.ɣa/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /sîː.ɡa/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈsi.ɡa/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈsi.ɣa/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈsi.ɣa/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈsi.ɣa/

Adverb

σῖγᾰ • (sîga)

1. silently
2. under one's breath, in a whisper, secretly

Further reading

• σῖγα in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• “σῖγα”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
  • hush idem, page 412.
  • peace idem, page 600.
  • quietly idem, page 667.
  • silence idem, page 775.
  • silently idem, page 776.
  • whisper idem, page 976.