Sigel

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From French sigle, from Latin sigillum. Doublet of Siegel.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈziːɡəl/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: Si‧gel
  • Homophone: Siegel

Noun

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  1. (linguistics, stenography) siglum, a conventional abbreviation for a word or words
    Synonym: Kürzel

Declension

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Derived terms

References
  • “Sigel” in Duden online

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Middle High German sigel, a borrowing from Latin sigillum. Cognate with German Siegel, Dutch zegel, English sigil.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈziʁel/, [ˈziʑəl]
  • Rhymes: -iʑəl

Noun

Sigel m (plural Sigelen)

  1. seal (pattern, design)

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *sugilaz (“the sun”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈsi.jel/

Noun

Siġel m

  1. the sun
  2. the runic character ᛋ (/s/ or /z/)
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