sigler

French

Etymology

From sigle +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

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Verb

sigler

1. to devise, use, of designate as an acronym or abbreviation

Conjugation

Conjugation of sigler (see also Appendix:French verbs)

infinitive	simple	sigler
	compound	avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1	simple	siglant /si.ɡlɑ̃/
	compound	ayant + past participle
past participle		siglé /si.ɡle/
		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		je (j’)	tu	il, elle, on	nous	vous	ils, elles
(simple tenses)	present	sigle /siɡl/	sigles /siɡl/	sigle /siɡl/	siglons /si.ɡlɔ̃/	siglez /si.ɡle/	siglent /siɡl/
	imperfect	siglais /si.ɡlɛ/	siglais /si.ɡlɛ/	siglait /si.ɡlɛ/	siglions /si.ɡli.jɔ̃/	sigliez /si.ɡli.je/	siglaient /si.ɡlɛ/
	past historic2	siglai /si.ɡle/	siglas /si.ɡla/	sigla /si.ɡla/	siglâmes /si.ɡlam/	siglâtes /si.ɡlat/	siglèrent /si.ɡlɛʁ/
	future	siglerai /si.ɡlə.ʁe/	sigleras /si.ɡlə.ʁa/	siglera /si.ɡlə.ʁa/	siglerons /si.ɡlə.ʁɔ̃/	siglerez /si.ɡlə.ʁe/	sigleront /si.ɡlə.ʁɔ̃/
	conditional	siglerais /si.ɡlə.ʁɛ/	siglerais /si.ɡlə.ʁɛ/	siglerait /si.ɡlə.ʁɛ/	siglerions /si.ɡlə.ʁjɔ̃/	sigleriez /si.ɡlə.ʁje/	sigleraient /si.ɡlə.ʁɛ/
(compound tenses)	present perfect	present indicative of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
	past anterior2	past historic of avoir + past participle
	future perfect	future of avoir + past participle
	conditional perfect	conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive		que je (j’)	que tu	qu’il, qu’elle	que nous	que vous	qu’ils, qu’elles
(simple tenses)	present	sigle /siɡl/	sigles /siɡl/	sigle /siɡl/	siglions /si.ɡli.jɔ̃/	sigliez /si.ɡli.je/	siglent /siɡl/
	imperfect2	siglasse /si.ɡlas/	siglasses /si.ɡlas/	siglât /si.ɡla/	siglassions /si.ɡla.sjɔ̃/	siglassiez /si.ɡla.sje/	siglassent /si.ɡlas/
(compound tenses)	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect2	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nous	vous	–
simple		—	sigle /siɡl/	—	siglons /si.ɡlɔ̃/	siglez /si.ɡle/	—
compound		—	simple imperative of avoir + past participle	—	simple imperative of avoir + past participle	simple imperative of avoir + past participle	—
1 The French gerund is usable only with the preposition en.
2 In less formal writing or speech, these tenses may be found to have been replaced in the following way: past historic → present perfect past anterior → pluperfect imperfect subjunctive → present subjunctive pluperfect subjunctive → past subjunctive (Christopher Kendris [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

sigler

1. present of sigla

Old French

Alternative forms

• seigler, singler

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Norse sigla, from Proto-Germanic *siglijaną.

Verb

sigler

1. to sail (navigate a watercraft)

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. In the present tense an extra supporting e is needed in the first-person singular indicative and throughout the singular subjunctive, and the third-person singular subjunctive ending -t is lost. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

    Conjugation of sigler (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)

		simple			compound
infinitive		sigler			avoir siglé
gerund		en siglant			gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle		siglant
past participle		siglé
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	il	nos	vos	il
simple tenses	present	sigle	sigles	sigle	siglons	siglez	siglent
	imperfect	sigloie, sigleie, sigloe, sigleve	sigloies, sigleies, sigloes, sigleves	sigloit, sigleit, siglot, sigleve	sigliiens, sigliens	sigliiez, sigliez	sigloient, sigleient, sigloent, siglevent
	preterite	siglai	siglas	sigla	siglames	siglastes	siglerent
	future	siglerai	sigleras	siglera	siglerons	sigleroiz, siglereiz, siglerez	sigleront
	conditional	sigleroie, siglereie	sigleroies, siglereies	sigleroit, siglereit	sigleriiens, sigleriens	sigleriiez, sigleriez	sigleroient, siglereient
compound tenses	present perfect	present tense of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect tense of avoir + past participle
	past anterior	preterite tense of avoir + past participle
	future perfect	future tense of avoir + past participle
	conditional perfect	conditional tense of avoir + past participle
subjunctive		que jo	que tu	qu’il	que nos	que vos	qu’il
simple tenses	present	sigle	sigles	sigle	siglons	siglez	siglent
	imperfect	siglasse	siglasses	siglast	siglissons, siglissiens	siglissoiz, siglissez, siglissiez	siglassent
compound tenses	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nos	vos	–
		—	sigle	—	siglons	siglez	—

Descendants

• Middle French: singler
  • French: cingler
• → Old Galician-Portuguese: singrar
  • Galician: singrar
  • Portuguese: singrar
• → Old Spanish:
  • Spanish: singlar

References

• Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l’ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IX^e au XV^e siècle (1881) (sigler)
• sigler on the Anglo-Norman On-Line Hub