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{{also|SIG}}
==English==

===Etymology 1===
A shortened form of {{m|en|signature}}.

====Pronunciation====
* {{enPR|sĭg}}, {{IPA|en|/sɪɡ/}}
* {{audio|en|LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-sig.wav|Audio (Southern England)}}
* {{rhymes|en|ɪɡ|s=1}}
* {{homophones|en|cig}}

====Noun====
{{en-noun}}

# {{lb|en|internet|informal}} A [[signature]], especially on emails or newsgroup postings.
#* {{quote-book|en|year=1995|author=Vince Emery|title=How to grow your business on the Internet|passage=Your '''sig''' should ideally be four or five lines long, six or seven at the maximum. Since it will be repeated on hundreds of messages, a long signature wastes bandwidth and is therefore rude.}}
#* '''2004''', Brad Hill, ''Building Your Business with Google For Dummies'' (page 48)
#*: Posting good content is the best way to get people clicking your '''sig''' link.

=====Derived terms=====
{{der-top}}
* {{l|en|sigblock}}
* {{l|en|sigfile}}
{{der-mid}}
* {{l|en|siggy}}
* {{l|en|sigless}}
{{der-bottom}}

===Etymology 2===
From {{inh|en|enm|sige}}. Cognate with {{cog|dum|seic}}, {{m|dum|seike}}, {{cog|gml|seyche}}. Related also to {{m|en|sink|t=to fall}}.

====Noun====
{{en-noun|-}}

# {{lb|en|UK|dialectal|dated}} [[urine|Urine]].

===Anagrams===
* {{anagrams|en|a=gis|GIS|GIs|GSI|IGS|IGs|Igs|gi's|gis|igs}}

[[Category:English three-letter words]]

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==Danish==

===Etymology 1===
From {{der|da|non|sik}}, from {{inh|da|gem-pro|*sik}}.

====Pronunciation====
* {{IPA|da|/saj/|[sɑj]}}
* {{rhymes|da|aj|s=1}}
* {{rhymes|da|iːˀ|s=1}}

====Pronoun====
{{head|da|pronoun}}

# {{lb|da|reflexive pronoun}} third-person pronoun
#: {{ux|da|Hunden slikkede '''sig''' ren.|The dog licked '''itself''' clean.}}

=====Usage notes=====
For all other persons (both singular and plural) the ''personal'' accusative pronoun is used.

=====See also=====
{{Danish personal pronouns}}

===Etymology 2===
See [[sige#Danish|sige]].

====Pronunciation====
* {{IPA|da|/siː/|[siːˀ]}}

====Verb====
{{head|da|verb form}}

# {{imperative of|da|sige}}

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==Faroese==

===Verb===
{{head|fo|verb form}}

# {{inflection of|fo|siga||imp|s}}

====Conjugation====
{{fo-conj-70|s|i|g|a|e|ø}}

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==Icelandic==

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|is|/sɪːɣ/}}
* {{rhymes|is|ɪːɣ|s=1}}

===Etymology 1===

====Noun====
{{is-noun|n|sigs|sig}}

# [[subsidence]], {{gloss|a sinking of something to a lower level}}
# [[prolapse]], a moving out of place, especially a [[protrusion]] of an internal [[organ]]

=====Declension=====
{{is-decl-noun-n-s|s|i|g}}

=====Synonyms=====
* {{sense|prolapse}} {{l|is|framfall}}

=====Derived terms=====
* {{l|is|jarðsig}}
* {{l|is|sig í bjarg}} ([[rappel]]ing down a cliff face)

=====See also=====
* {{l|is|síga}}

===Etymology 2===
From {{inh|is|non|sik}}, from {{inh|is|gem-pro|*sik}}.

====Alternative forms====
* {{l|is|sik}} (obsolete)

====Pronoun====
{{head|is|nouns}}

# (''[[reflexive pronoun|reflexive]]'') accusative third person reflexive pronoun meaning [[oneself]] (and also depending on context [[himself]], [[herself]], [[itself]] and [[themselves]])
#: ''Hann drap '''sig'''.''
#:: He killed '''himself'''.
#: ''Hún drap '''sig'''.''
#:: She killed '''herself'''.

=====Declension=====
{{is-decl-pron-sig}}

=====Derived terms=====
{{terms is sig}}
{{terms is sér}}
{{terms is sín}}

[[Category:Icelandic reflexive pronouns]]

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==Norwegian Nynorsk==

===Verb===
{{head|nn|verb form}}

# {{inflection of|nn|siga||pres|;|imp}}

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==Sumerian==

===Romanization===
{{sux-rom}}

# {{romanization of|sux|𒋝|tr=sig}}

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==Swedish==

===Alternative forms===
* {{l|sv|sej}} {{q|strongly colloquial}}

===Etymology===
From {{der|sv|non|sik}}, from {{der|sv|gem-pro|*sek}}, from {{der|sv|ine-pro|*se}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|sv|/sɛj/}}
* {{a|Scania}} {{IPA|sv|/saj/}}
* {{homophones|sv|sej|säg}}
* {{rhymes|sv|ɛj|aj|s1=1}}

===Pronoun===
{{head|sv|pronoun}}

# ''reflexive case of '''{{l|sv|han}}''', '''{{l|sv|hon}}''', '''{{l|sv|den}}''', '''{{l|sv|det}}''', '''{{l|sv|de}}''' or '''{{l|sv|man}}'''''; compare [[himself]], [[herself]], [[itself]], [[themselves]], [[oneself]]
#: ''Antagligen skulle han vilja lära '''sig''' jonglera.''
#:: Presumably he would like to learn how to juggle.
#: ''Hon lärde '''sig''' själv.''
#:: She taught '''her'''self.
#: ''Skar de '''sig''' på knivarna?''
#:: Did they cut '''them'''selves on the knives?

====Declension====
{{sv-decl-ppron}}

====See also====
* {{l|sv|sig själv|g=s}}
* {{l|sv|sig själva|g=p}}

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==Western Apache==

===Etymology===
From {{der|apw|ath-pro|*-x̯ɑ̓t}}. Cognates include Navajo ''{{l|nv|sid}}'', Mescalero ''sįh''.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|apw|[sɪ̀k]}}

===Noun===
{{head|apw|nouns}}

# [[scar]]

====Usage notes====
The form '''sig''' in the White Mountain variety; '''{{l|apw|sid}}''' occurs in White Mountain and Dilzhe’eh ([[Tonto]]); '''shig''' occurs in Cibecue; '''{{l|apw|shid}}''' occurs in Dilzhe’eh and San Carlos varieties;