sigla

English

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Late Latin sigla.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA^(key): /ˈsɪɡlə/
• Hyphenation: sig‧la

Noun

sigla

1. plural of siglum

Anagrams

• Aligs, Gilas, Ligas

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin sigla, plural of siglum (“abbreviation”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈsiɡ.ɡlə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [ˈsi.ɣla]

Noun

sigla f (plural sigles)

1. initial (first letter of a word)
2. initialism

Further reading

• “sigla” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “sigla”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024

Faroese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsɪɡla]

Verb

sigla (third person singular past indicative sigldi, third person plural past indicative siglt, supine siglt)

1. to sail

Conjugation

Conjugation of sigla (group v-1)
infinitive	sigla
supine	siglt
participle (a7)1	siglandi	sigldur
	present	past
first singular	sigli	sigldi
second singular	siglir	sigldi
third singular	siglir	sigldi
plural	sigla	sigldu
	imperative
singular	sigl!
plural	siglið!
1Only the past participle being declined.

French

Pronunciation

• Homophones: siglas, siglât

Verb

sigla

1. third-person singular past historic of sigler

Icelandic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɪkla/
• Rhymes: -ɪkla

Verb

sigla (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative sigldi, supine siglt)

1. to sail

Conjugation

sigla — active voice (germynd)

infinitive (nafnháttur)		að sigla
supine (sagnbót)		siglt
present participle (lýsingarháttur nútíðar)		siglandi
	indicative (framsöguháttur)			subjunctive (viðtengingarháttur)
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)

1. mast

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

• galsi

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsi.ɡla/
• Rhymes: -iɡla

Etymology 1

Noun

sigla f (plural sigle)

1. acronym, abbreviation, initialism
2. (in the plural) initials
3. monogram
4. theme song, leitmotif, short melody that opens or closes a radio/television broadcast (see: avansigla)

Derived terms

• avansigla
• sigla automobilistica
• sigla musicale

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

sigla

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

Latin

Noun

sigla

1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of siglum

References

• “sigla”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• sigla in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• sigle, segle (e-infinitives)
• segla

Etymology

From Old Norse sigla. Akin to English sail.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²sɪɡla/

Verb

sigla (imperative sigl, present tense sigler or siglar, simple past siglde or sigla, past participle siglt or sigla, present participle siglande)

1. (nautical) to sail

   Skipet sigler til Amerika.

   The ship is sailing to America.

References

• “sigla” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin sigla, plural of siglum (“abbreviation”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsi.ɡlɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsi.ɡlɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsi.ɡla/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈsi.ɡlɐ/ [ˈsi.ɣlɐ]

• Hyphenation: si‧gla

Noun

sigla f (plural siglas)

1. acronym (word formed by initial letters)
2. monogram (letter or other symbol that stands for a word or name)

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.

Synonyms

• (monogram): monograma

Related terms

• siglado
• siglar
• siglatura
• siglema
• siglística
• siglístico

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin sigla, a feminine singular reinterpreted from a neuter plural of Late Latin siglum (“abbreviation”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsiɡla/ [ˈsi.ɣ̞la]
• Rhymes: -iɡla
• Syllabification: si‧gla

Noun

sigla f (plural siglas)

1. initial
2. acronym (of any type: phonetic acronym or initialism)

See also

• abreviación

Further reading

• “sigla”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Tagalog

Etymology

From Sanskrit शीघ्र (śīghra, “swift; quick; speedy”). Compare Kapampangan sigla and Malay segera.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /siɡˈla/, [sɪɡˈla]
• Hyphenation: sig‧la

Noun

siglá (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜄ᜔ᜎ)

1. enthusiasm; fervor; zeal

   Synonyms: sigasig, interes

2. animation; liveliness

   Synonyms: sigsa, buhay

Derived terms

• kasiglahan
• kawalang-sigla
• magpasigla
• makapagsigla
• masigla
• nakapagpapasigla
• pagpapasigla
• pampasigla
• pasiglahin
• sumigla
• walang-kasigla-sigla
• walang-sigla

 

See also

• latoy

 

Further reading

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