sigur

From Old Norse sigr (“victory”) (cognate with Old English siġe, from Proto-Germanic *segaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ségʰos ~ ségʰes- (“control, power”).

sigur m (genitive singular sigurs, plural sigrar)

1. victory
   • HB vann tryggan sigur á KÍ

     HB Tórshavn won a safe victory on KÍ Klaksvík

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

sigur

1. second-person singular present indicative of siga
2. third-person singular present indicative of siga

From Old Norse sigr (“victory”) (whence also Danish sejr, Swedish seger), from Proto-Germanic *segaz. Cognate with Old English siġe and German Sieg (“victory”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɪːɣʏr/
• Rhymes: -ɪːɣʏr

sigur m (genitive singular sigurs, nominative plural sigrar)

1. victory

   Við unnum mikinn sigur.

   We won a great victory.

• Sigurrós
• sigursæll
• sigurlið

• sigra (“to win”)

• сигур (sigur) — post-1930s Cyrillic spelling

Borrowed from Greek σίγουρος (sígouros), from Venetan seguro, siguro, from Latin secūrus. First attested in the late 18th century.

• IPA^(key): /ˈsi.ɡur/

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• Rhymes: -ur
• Hyphenation: si‧gur

sigur m or n (feminine singular sigură, masculine plural siguri, feminine and neuter plural sigure)

1. sure, certain to be true

   Synonym: cert

   Antonym: incert

   Este sigur că valoarea investiției va crește.

   It is certain that the value of the investment will grow.

2. safe, secure (providing security)

   Antonym: nesigur

3. sure (certain in one’s knowledge or belief)

   Synonym: convins

   Antonyms: nesigur, șovăielnic, șovăitor

   a fi sigur de ― to be sure of

   sigur pe sine ― sure of oneself

4. certain (bound to happen)

   Synonym: cert

5. (obsolete) safe (in safety)

• asigura
• desigur
• siguranță
• siguritate

• → Bulgarian: сигурен (siguren)
• → Macedonian: сигурен (siguren)

sigur

1. (chiefly informal) certainly, definitely, without a doubt

sigur

1. (informal) Affirmative, often enthusiastic, answer to a question: of course, sure.

• “sigur”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2025