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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

Second and third person present form of siga (‘to say’).

sigur

  1. you say
  2. he, she, it, says

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

sigur m (genitive singular sigurs, nominative plural sigrar)

  1. victory

    Við unnum mikinn sigur.

    We won a great victory.

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

  • IPA(key): /ˈsi.ɡur/
  • 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)

sigur

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

sigur

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