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Sigla
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Sig′la
,Noun.
pl.
[L.]
The signs, abbreviations, letters, or characters standing for words, shorthand, etc., in ancient manuscripts, or on coins, medals, etc.
W. Savage.
Definition 2024
sigla
sigla
Faroese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈsɪɡla]
Verb
sigla (third person singular past indicative sigldi, third person plural past indicative siglt, supine siglt)
- to sail
Conjugation
| v-1 | ||||
| infinitive | sigla | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | siglandi | |||
| past participle a7 | sigldur | |||
| supine | siglt | |||
| number | singular | plural | ||
| person | first | second | third | all |
| indicative | eg | tú | hann/hon/tað | vit, tit, teir/tær/tey, tygum |
| present | sigli | siglir | siglir | sigla |
| past | sigldi | sigldi | sigldi | sigldu |
| imperative | – | tú | – | tit |
| present | — | sigl! | — | siglið! |
Icelandic
Verb
sigla (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative sigldi, supine siglt)
- to sail
Conjugation
sigla — active voice (germynd)
| infinitive (nafnháttur) |
að sigla | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| supine (sagnbót) |
siglt | ||||
| present participle (lýsingarháttur nútíðar) |
siglandi | ||||
| indicative (framsöguháttur) |
subjunctive (viðtengingarháttur) |
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| present (nútíð) |
ég sigli | við siglum | present (nútíð) |
ég sigli | við siglum |
| þú siglir | þið siglið | þú siglir | þið siglið | ||
| hann, hún, það siglir | þeir, þær, þau sigla | hann, hún, það sigli | þeir, þær, þau sigli | ||
| past (þátíð) |
ég sigldi | við sigldum | past (þátíð) |
ég sigldi | við sigldum |
| þú sigldir | þið siglduð | þú sigldir | þið siglduð | ||
| hann, hún, það sigldi | þeir, þær, þau sigldu | hann, hún, það sigldi | þeir, þær, þau sigldu | ||
| imperative (boðháttur) |
sigl (þú) | siglið (þið) | |||
| Forms with appended personal pronoun | |||||
| sigldu | sigliði * | ||||
| * Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred. | |||||
sigldur — past participle (lýsingarháttur þátíðar)
| strong declension (sterk beyging) |
singular (eintala) | plural (fleirtala) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine (karlkyn) |
feminine (kvenkyn) |
neuter (hvorugkyn) |
masculine (karlkyn) |
feminine (kvenkyn) |
neuter (hvorugkyn) |
||
| nominative (nefnifall) |
sigldur | sigld | siglt | sigldir | sigldar | sigld | |
| accusative (þolfall) |
sigldan | siglda | siglt | siglda | sigldar | sigld | |
| dative (þágufall) |
sigldum | sigldri | sigldu | sigldum | sigldum | sigldum | |
| genitive (eignarfall) |
siglds | sigldrar | siglds | sigldra | sigldra | sigldra | |
| weak declension (veik beyging) |
singular (eintala) | plural (fleirtala) | |||||
| masculine (karlkyn) |
feminine (kvenkyn) |
neuter (hvorugkyn) |
masculine (karlkyn) |
feminine (kvenkyn) |
neuter (hvorugkyn) |
||
| nominative (nefnifall) |
sigldi | siglda | siglda | sigldu | sigldu | sigldu | |
| accusative (þolfall) |
siglda | sigldu | siglda | sigldu | sigldu | sigldu | |
| dative (þágufall) |
siglda | sigldu | siglda | sigldu | sigldu | sigldu | |
| genitive (eignarfall) |
siglda | sigldu | siglda | sigldu | sigldu | sigldu | |
Noun
sigla f (genitive singular siglu, nominative plural siglur)
Declension
declension of sigla
| f-w1 | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | sigla | siglan | siglur | siglurnar |
| accusative | siglu | sigluna | siglur | siglurnar |
| dative | siglu | siglunni | siglum | siglunum |
| genitive | siglu | siglunnar | sigla | siglanna |
Anagrams
Italian
Noun
sigla f (plural sigle)
- acronym, abbreviation, initialism
- (in the plural) initials
- monogram
Derived terms
Verb
sigla
Latin
Noun
sigla
References
- sigla in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “sigla”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
Portuguese
Etymology
From Latin sigla, plural of siglum (“abbreviation”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈsi.ɡla/, /ˈsi.ɡlɐ/
- Hyphenation: si‧gla
Noun
sigla f (plural siglas)
- acronym (word formed by initial letters)
- monogram (letter or other symbol that stands for a word or name)
Synonyms
Usage notes
Some make a distinction between sigla and acrónimo, where acrónimo is an acronym pronounced as if it were a single word and sigla one where each letter is pronounced individually.
Related terms
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Spanish
Noun
sigla f (plural siglas)
- initial
- acronym (of any type: phonetic acronym or initialism)