signa

See also: Signa, signá, signà, and Sig.na

English

Etymology

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), nominative plural of signum.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɪɡnə/

Noun

signa

  1. plural of signum

Anagrams

Catalan

Verb

signa

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

Faroese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɪkna/
  • Rhymes: -ɪkna

Etymology 1

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

Verb

signa (third person singular past indicative signaði, third person plural past indicative signaðu, supine signað)

  1. to drop, sink, collapse, stagger, slump
    signa niður
    drop (down)
  2. to be unsafe or shaky
    Hann kendi, hvussu tað signaði undir fótinum.
    He felt that the ground was unsafe/shaky.
  3. to be bogged down
    Bilurin signaði niður.
    The car was bogged down.
Conjugation
Conjugation of signa (group v-30)
infinitive signa
supine signað
participle (a6)1 signandi signaður
present past
first singular signi signaði
second singular signar signaði
third singular signar signaði
plural Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) signaðu
imperative
singular Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)!
plural signið!
1Only the past participle being declined.

Etymology 2

From Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), from Latin signō.

Verb

signa (third person singular past indicative signaði, third person plural past indicative signaðu, supine signað)

  1. to bless
    signa seg
    to cross oneself
Conjugation
Conjugation of signa (group v-30)
infinitive signa
supine signað
participle (a6)1 signandi signaður
present past
first singular signi signaði
second singular signar signaði
third singular signar signaði
plural Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) signaðu
imperative
singular Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)!
plural signið!
1Only the past participle being declined.

French

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Verb

signa

  1. third-person singular past historic of signer

Icelandic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɪkna/
  • Rhymes: -ɪkna

Verb

signa (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative signdi, supine signt)

  1. used in set phrases

Derived terms

  • signa sig (to cross oneself, to make the sign of the cross)

See also

Latin

Pronunciation

Verb

signā

  1. second-person singular present active imperative of signō

Noun

signa n

  1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of signum (sign, emblem)

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

signa

  1. indefinite plural of signum

Verb

signa

  1. past tense of signe
  2. past participle of signe

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

  • signe (e- and split infinitives)

Etymology

From Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), from Latin sīgnō. Doublet of signere.

Verb

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  1. (transitive) to bless
  2. (transitive, Christianity) to make the sign of the cross upon

References

Anagrams

Old Norse

Etymology 1

Probably from siginn, past participle of the verb síga.

Verb

signa

  1. (intransitive) to sink, slide down
Conjugation
Descendants
  • Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: segne

Etymology 2

Ultimately from Latin sīgnō.[1]

Verb

signa

  1. (transitive) to bless
  2. (transitive, Christianity) to sign with the sign of the cross
  3. (transitive, Germanic paganism) to dedicate to a god
    • Grágás, ch. 7
      Menn skulu trúa á einn guð ok á helga menn hans ok blóta eigi heiðnar vættir. Þá blótar hann heiðnar vættir ef hann signir fé sitt ǫðrum en guði, eða helgum mǫnnum hans. Ef maðr blótar heiðnar vættir, ok varðar þat fjǫrbaugsgarð.
      Men shall believe in one god and his holy men, and not worship heathen wights. One worships heathen wights if he dedicates his cattle to anyone other than god or his holy men. If a man worships heathen wights, that warrants lesser outlawry (fjǫrbaugsgarðr).
    • Hákonar saga góða in Heimskringla
      En er it fyrsta full var skenkt, þá mælti Sigurðr jarl fyrir ok signaði Óðni ok drakk af horninu til konungs.
      And when the first toast was poured, then Earl Siward made a speech and dedicated it to Óðinn, and drank from the horn for the sake of the king.
Conjugation
Descendants
  • Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
  • Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
  • Norwegian Bokmål: signe

References

  1. Cf. with information on Norwegian descendants “signa” in The Bokmål Dictionary / The Nynorsk Dictionary.
  • signa (1)”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • signa (2)”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Spanish

Verb

signa

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

Swedish

Verb

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  1. (dated) Synonym of välsigna (bless)
  2. (colloquial) Synonym of signera (put a signature on (to indicate approval, or more generally))
    Synonym: sajna
  3. (colloquial) to sign (finalize a contractual agreement to work for a given sports team, record label, or the like)
    Synonyms: sajna, skriva på
    Hon signades av ett belgiskt skivbolag
    She was signed by a Belgian record company

Conjugation

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References

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