sige

See also: SiGe, and siȝe

Cebuano

Alternative forms

• cge — text messaging
• sge — text messaging

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish sigue, from seguir.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: si‧ge
• IPA^(key): /ˈsiɡe/ [ˈs̪i.ɡe]

Adverb

sige

1. always
2. OK

Interjection

sige

1. OK

Danish

Etymology

From Old Danish sighæ, sæghiæ, from Old Norse segja, from Proto-Germanic *sagjaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsiːə], [ˈsiːi]

Verb

sige (imperative sig, infinitive at sige, present tense siger, past tense sagde, perfect tense har sagt)

1. to say
2. to tell
3. to mean
4. (passive voice) to be said, to be told

Conjugation

Inflection of sige

	present	past
simple	siger	sagde
perfect	har sagt	havde sagt
passive	siges	sagdes
participle	sigende	sagt
imperative	sig	—
infinitive	sige	—
auxiliary verb	have	—
gerund	sigen	—

Derived terms

• modsige

Middle English

Noun

sige

1. Alternative form of siȝe

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse siga.

Verb

sige (imperative sig, present tense siger, passive siges, simple past seg or seig, past participle seget, present participle sigende)

1. to sag, sink, slide
2. to ooze, seep, trickle
3. to move slowly, drift, glide

References

• “sige” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “sige_3” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

sige (present tense sig, past tense seig, supine sige, past participle sigen, present participle sigande, imperative sig)

1. Alternative form of siga

Old English

Alternative forms

• syġe

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *sigi, from Proto-Germanic *segaz (“victory”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsi.je/

Noun

siġe m

1. victory

Declension

Declension of siġe (strong i-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	siġe	siġas
accusative	siġe	siġas
genitive	siġes	siġa
dative	siġe	siġum

Antonyms

• slege

Derived terms

• siġeǣċe (“victorious sword”)
• siġebearn (“victor-child, Christ”)
• siġebeorht (“victorious”)
• siġebeorn (“victorious hero”)
• siġebrōþor (“victorious brother”)
• siġebēacn (“banner, emblem of victory, trophy, cross (of Christ)”)
• siġebēag (“victor's circlet, crown”)
• siġebēam (“tree of victory, cross”)
• siġebīeme (“trumpet of victory”)
• siġecempa (“victorious soldier”)
• siġecwēn (“victorious queen”)
• siġedryhten (“lord of victory, God”)
• siġedēma (“victorious judge”)
• siġefæst (“victorious”)
• siġefæstan, siġefæstnian (“to triumph; crown as victor”)
• siġefolc (“victorious people”)
• siġehrēmiġ (“rejoicing in victory”)
• siġehrēþ (“fame gained by victory; confidence or joy of victory”)
• siġehrēþiġ (“victorious, triumphant”)
• siġehwīl (“hour of victory”)
• siġelēan (“reward of victory”)
• siġelēas (“defeated”)
• siġelēoþ (“song of victory”)
• siġelīċ (“victorious”)
• siġenes
• siġerīċe (“victorious, triumphant”)
• siġerōf (“victorious, triumphant”)
• siġesceorp (“ornament of victory”)
• siġespēd (“success”)
• siġesīþ (“successful expedition”)
• siġetorht (“brilliant in victory”)
• siġetācn (“sign or emblem of victory”)
• siġetīfer (“sacrifice for victory”)
• siġetūdor (“dominating race”)
• siġeþrēat (“victorious troop”)
• siġeþēod (“victorious nation”)
• siġeþūf (“triumphal banner”)
• siġewang (“field of victory”)
• siġewǣpn (“victorious weapon”)
• siġeġealdor (“victory-bringing charm”)
• siġeġefeoht (“victory”)
• siġeġierd (“victory-bringing rod”)
• siġēadig (“victorious”)

 

Related terms

• ġesig
• sigor

Descendants

• Middle English: sige, siȝe, syȝe, sy
• ⇒ English: Kelsey (from ċēol + siġe)

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• cge — text messaging
• ge — clipping

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish sigue, from seguir.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈsiɡe/ [ˈsiː.ɣɛ], /siˈɡe/ [sɪˈɣɛ]
• Rhymes: -iɡe, -e
• Syllabification: si‧ge

Interjection

sige or sigé (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜄᜒ)

1. OK!

   Synonym: okey

   O, sige. ― Oh, okay.

2. continue!; go ahead!; go on!

   Sige lang. ― Continue on.

Derived terms

• isige
• sige na
• sige-sige
• sigehan
• sumige

 

Related terms

• pursigi
• pursigido
• sigida
• sigido
• sigurado
• siguro

 

Noun

sige or sigé (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜄᜒ)

1. (colloquial) departure; leaving

   Synonyms: alis, pag-alis, yao, pagyao, lakad, paglakad

Further reading

• “sige”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018