signa

See also: Signa, signá, signà, and Sig.na

English

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin signa, nominative plural of signum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɪɡnə/

Noun

signa

1. plural of signum

Anagrams

• Agins, Gains, Nagis, Siang, gains, ginas, ingas

Catalan

Verb

signa

1. inflection of signar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Faroese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɪkna/
• Rhymes: -ɪkna

Etymology 1

From Old Norse signa.

Verb

signa (third person singular past indicative signaði, third person plural past indicative signaðu, supine signað)

1. to drop, sink, collapse, stagger, slump

   signa niður

   drop (down)

2. to be unsafe or shaky

   Hann kendi, hvussu tað signaði undir fótinum.

   He felt that the ground was unsafe/shaky.

3. to be bogged down

   Bilurin signaði niður.

   The car was bogged down.

Conjugation

Conjugation of signa (group v-30)

infinitive	signa
supine	signað
	present	past
first singular	signi	signaði
second singular	signar	signaði
third singular	signar	signaði
plural	signa	signaðu
participle (a6)1	signandi	signaður
	imperative
singular	signa!
plural	signið!

¹Only the past participle being declined.

Etymology 2

From Old Norse signa, from Latin signō.

Verb

signa (third person singular past indicative signaði, third person plural past indicative signaðu, supine signað)

1. to bless

   signa seg

   to cross oneself

Conjugation

Conjugation of signa (group v-30)

infinitive	signa
supine	signað
	present	past
first singular	signi	signaði
second singular	signar	signaði
third singular	signar	signaði
plural	signa	signaðu
participle (a6)1	signandi	signaður
	imperative
singular	signa!
plural	signið!

¹Only the past participle being declined.

French

Pronunciation

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Verb

signa

1. third-person singular past historic of signer

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɪkna/
• Rhymes: -ɪkna

Verb

signa (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative signdi, supine signt)

1. used in set phrases

Derived terms

• signa sig (“to cross oneself, to make the sign of the cross”)

See also

• kross

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈsiɡ.na/, [ˈs̠ɪŋnä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈsiɲ.ɲa/, [ˈsiɲːä]

Verb

signā

1. second-person singular present active imperative of signō

Noun

signa n

1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of signum (“sign, emblem”)

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

signa

1. indefinite plural of signum

Verb

signa

1. past tense of signe
2. past participle of signe

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• signe (e- and split infinitives)

Etymology

From Old Norse signa, from Latin sīgnō. Doublet of signere.

Verb

signa (present tense signar, past tense signa, past participle signa, passive infinitive signast, present participle signande, imperative signa/sign)

1. (transitive) to bless
2. (transitive, Christianity) to make the sign of the cross upon

References

• “signa” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Anagrams

• gnisa, snagi

Old Norse

Etymology 1

Probably from siginn, past participle of the verb síga.

Verb

signa

1. (intransitive) to sink, slide down

Conjugation

Conjugation of signa — active (weak class 2)

infinitive	segna
present participle	segnandi
past participle	segnaðr
	indicative			subjunctive
	present	past		present	past
1st person singular	segna	segnaða		segna	segnaða
2nd person singular	segnar	segnaðir		segnir	segnaðir
3rd person singular	segnar	segnaði		segni	segnaði
1st person plural	segnum	segnuðum		segnim	segnaðim
2nd person plural	segnið	segnuðuð		segnið	segnaðið
3rd person plural	segna	segnuðu		segni	segnaði
imperative	present
2nd person singular	segna
1st person plural	segnum
2nd person plural	segnið

Conjugation of signa — mediopassive (weak class 2)

infinitive	segnask
present participle	segnandisk
past participle	segnazk
	indicative			subjunctive
	present	past		present	past
1st person singular	segnumk	segnuðumk		segnumk	segnuðumk
2nd person singular	segnask	segnaðisk		segnisk	segnaðisk
3rd person singular	segnask	segnaðisk		segnisk	segnaðisk
1st person plural	segnumsk	segnuðumsk		segnimsk	segnaðimsk
2nd person plural	segnizk	segnuðuzk		segnizk	segnaðizk
3rd person plural	segnask	segnuðusk		segnisk	segnaðisk
imperative	present
2nd person singular	segnask
1st person plural	segnumsk
2nd person plural	segnizk

Descendants

• Faroese: signa
• Norwegian Nynorsk: segne, segna (a-infinitive)

Etymology 2

Ultimately from Latin sīgnō.

Verb

signa

1. (transitive) to bless
2. (transitive, Christianity) to sign with the sign of the cross
3. (transitive, Germanic paganism) to dedicate to a god
   • Grágás, ch. 7

     Menn skulu trúa á einn guð ok á helga menn hans ok blóta eigi heiðnar vættir. Þá blótar hann heiðnar vættir ef hann signir fé sitt ǫðrum en guði, eða helgum mǫnnum hans. Ef maðr blótar heiðnar vættir, ok varðar þat fjǫrbaugsgarð.

     Men shall believe in one god and his holy men, and not worship heathen wights. One worships heathen wights if he dedicates his cattle to anyone other than god or his holy men. If a man worships heathen wights, that warrants lesser outlawry (fjǫrbaugsgarðr).

   • Hákonar saga góða in Heimskringla

     En er it fyrsta full var skenkt, þá mælti Sigurðr jarl fyrir ok signaði Óðni ok drakk af horninu til konungs.

     And when the first toast was poured, then Earl Siward made a speech and dedicated it to Óðinn, and drank from the horn for the sake of the king.

Conjugation

Conjugation of signa — active (weak class 1)

infinitive	signa
present participle	signandi
past participle	signdr
	indicative			subjunctive
	present	past		present	past
1st person singular	signi	signda		signa	signda
2nd person singular	signir	signdir		signir	signdir
3rd person singular	signir	signdi		signi	signdi
1st person plural	signum	signdum		signim	signdim
2nd person plural	signið	signduð		signið	signdið
3rd person plural	signa	signdu		signi	signdi
imperative	present
2nd person singular	sign, signi
1st person plural	signum
2nd person plural	signið

Conjugation of signa — mediopassive (weak class 1)

infinitive	signask
present participle	signandisk
past participle	signzk
	indicative			subjunctive
	present	past		present	past
1st person singular	signumk	signdumk		signumk	signdumk
2nd person singular	signisk	signdisk		signisk	signdisk
3rd person singular	signisk	signdisk		signisk	signdisk
1st person plural	signumsk	signdumsk		signimsk	signdimsk
2nd person plural	signizk	signduzk		signizk	signdizk
3rd person plural	signask	signdusk		signisk	signdisk
imperative	present
2nd person singular	signsk, signisk
1st person plural	signumsk
2nd person plural	signizk

Descendants

• Faroese: signa
• Norwegian Nynorsk: signa, signe (e- and split infinitives)
• Norwegian Bokmål: signe

References

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “signa1”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive
• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “signa2”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive

Spanish

Verb

signa

1. inflection of signar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Swedish

Verb

signa (present signar, preterite signade, supine signat, imperative signa)

1. (dated) Synonym of välsigna (“bless”)
2. (colloquial) Synonym of signera (put a signature on (to indicate approval, or more generally))

   Synonym: sajna

3. (colloquial) to sign (finalize a contractual agreement to work for a given sports team, record label, or the like)

   Synonyms: sajna, skriva på

   Hon signades av ett belgiskt skivbolag

   She was signed by a Belgian record company

Conjugation

Conjugation of signa (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	signa		signas
supine	signat		signats
imperative	signa		—
imper. plural1	signen		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	signar	signade	signas	signades
ind. plural1	signa	signade	signas	signades
subjunctive2	signe	signade	signes	signades
present participle		signande
past participle		signad

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

References

• signa in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• signa in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• signa in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)