"σιγή" meaning in Ancient Greek

See σιγή in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /siː.ɡɛ̌ː/, /siˈʝi/, /siˈʝi/, /siː.ɡɛ̌ː/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /siˈɡe̝/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /siˈʝi/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /siˈʝi/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /siˈʝi/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: From earlier *σϝίγ- (*swíg-), probably of imitative origin. Has been connected to Proto-West Germanic *swīgā (“silence”) (whence German schweigen (“to keep quiet”)); however, the Germanic term would reflect a Proto-Indo-European *sweygʰ-, which would yield Greek *εἱχ- (*heikh-), making inheritance from basic sound laws impossible. Probably not related to σιωπή (siōpḗ, “silence”), despite the resemblance. Etymology templates: {{onomatopoeic|grc|title=imitative}} imitative, {{cog|gmw-pro|*swīgā|t=silence}} Proto-West Germanic *swīgā (“silence”), {{cog|de|schweigen|t=to keep quiet}} German schweigen (“to keep quiet”), {{ncog|ine-pro||*sweygʰ-}} Proto-Indo-European *sweygʰ- Head templates: {{grc-noun|σῑγῆς|f|first|head=σῑγή}} σῑγή • (sīgḗ) f (genitive σῑγῆς); first declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|σῑγή|σῑγῆς}} Forms: σῑγή [canonical], sīgḗ [romanization], σῑγῆς [genitive], Attic declension-1 [table-tags], ἡ σῑγή [nominative, singular], σῑγᾱ́ [dual, nominative], αἱ σῑγαί [nominative, plural], τῆς σῑγῆς [genitive, singular], σῑγαῖν [dual, genitive], σῑγῶν [genitive, plural], τῇ σῑγῇ [dative, singular], σῑγαῖν [dative, dual], ταῖς σῑγαῖς [dative, plural], τὴν σῑγήν [accusative, singular], σῑγᾱ́ [accusative, dual], τᾱ̀ς σῑγᾱ́ς [accusative, plural], σῑγή [singular, vocative], σῑγᾱ́ [dual, vocative], σῑγαί [plural, vocative], σῑγᾱ́ [alternative, Doric]
  1. silence
    Sense id: en-σιγή-grc-noun-5sGP2-WX Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension, Ancient Greek onomatopoeias, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 55 45 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension: 54 46 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek onomatopoeias: 55 45 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 56 44 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 57 43
  2. undertone, whisper
    Sense id: en-σιγή-grc-noun-mlfCFioW Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension, Ancient Greek onomatopoeias Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 55 45 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension: 54 46 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek onomatopoeias: 55 45
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: σῑγᾰ́ω (sīgắō), σῑγῇ (sīgêi) (english: silently) [adverb] Related terms: σῖγος (sîgos)
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "sīgắō",
      "word": "σῑγᾰ́ω"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "silently",
      "roman": "sīgêi",
      "tags": [
        "adverb"
      ],
      "word": "σῑγῇ"
    }
  ],
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      },
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      "name": "onomatopoeic"
    },
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    },
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  "etymology_text": "From earlier *σϝίγ- (*swíg-), probably of imitative origin. Has been connected to Proto-West Germanic *swīgā (“silence”) (whence German schweigen (“to keep quiet”)); however, the Germanic term would reflect a Proto-Indo-European *sweygʰ-, which would yield Greek *εἱχ- (*heikh-), making inheritance from basic sound laws impossible. Probably not related to σιωπή (siōpḗ, “silence”), despite the resemblance.",
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      "form": "σῑγή",
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        "canonical"
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      "form": "sīgḗ",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
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      "form": "σῑγῆς",
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        "genitive"
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      ]
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      "tags": [
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "singular"
      ]
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      ]
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "roman": "tês sīgês",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "singular"
      ]
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      "roman": "sīgaîn",
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      "form": "σῑγῶν",
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
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        "singular"
      ]
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      "source": "inflection",
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    {
      "form": "ταῖς σῑγαῖς",
      "roman": "taîs sīgaîs",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὴν σῑγήν",
      "roman": "tḕn sīgḗn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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        "dual"
      ]
    },
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      "roman": "tā̀s sīgā́s",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      ]
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      ]
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      "roman": "sīgā́",
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        "Doric"
      ]
    }
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      "name": "grc-noun"
    }
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  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "sîgos",
      "word": "σῖγος"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
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        {
          "_dis": "55 45",
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          "parents": [],
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          "source": "w+disamb"
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        }
      ],
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        "silence"
      ],
      "id": "en-σιγή-grc-noun-5sGP2-WX",
      "links": [
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          "silence",
          "silence"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
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          "_dis": "55 45",
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          "_dis": "54 46",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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        "undertone, whisper"
      ],
      "id": "en-σιγή-grc-noun-mlfCFioW",
      "links": [
        [
          "undertone",
          "undertone"
        ],
        [
          "whisper",
          "whisper"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/siː.ɡɛ̌ː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siˈʝi/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siˈʝi/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siː.ɡɛ̌ː/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siˈɡe̝/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siˈʝi/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siˈʝi/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siˈʝi/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "σιγή"
}
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    "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
    "Ancient Greek feminine nouns",
    "Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension",
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    "Ancient Greek lemmas",
    "Ancient Greek nouns",
    "Ancient Greek onomatopoeias",
    "Ancient Greek oxytone terms",
    "Ancient Greek terms with IPA pronunciation",
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  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "roman": "sīgắō",
      "word": "σῑγᾰ́ω"
    },
    {
      "english": "silently",
      "roman": "sīgêi",
      "tags": [
        "adverb"
      ],
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    }
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    },
    {
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      },
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      },
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      "form": "σῑγή",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sīgḗ",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
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      "form": "First declension",
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    },
    {
      "form": "ἡ σῑγή",
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σῑγᾱ́",
      "roman": "sīgā́",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "αἱ σῑγαί",
      "roman": "hai sīgaí",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῆς σῑγῆς",
      "roman": "tês sīgês",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σῑγαῖν",
      "roman": "sīgaîn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σῑγῶν",
      "roman": "sīgôn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῇ σῑγῇ",
      "roman": "têi sīgêi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σῑγαῖν",
      "roman": "sīgaîn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ταῖς σῑγαῖς",
      "roman": "taîs sīgaîs",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὴν σῑγήν",
      "roman": "tḕn sīgḗn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "σῑγᾱ́",
      "roman": "sīgā́",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τᾱ̀ς σῑγᾱ́ς",
      "roman": "tā̀s sīgā́s",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "inflection",
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    {
      "form": "σῑγᾱ́",
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σῑγαί",
      "roman": "sīgaí",
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      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σῑγᾱ́",
      "roman": "sīgā́",
      "tags": [
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        "Doric"
      ]
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
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    }
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    {
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      ],
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          "silence"
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          "undertone",
          "undertone"
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          "whisper"
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/siː.ɡɛ̌ː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siˈʝi/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siˈʝi/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siː.ɡɛ̌ː/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siˈɡe̝/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siˈʝi/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siˈʝi/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siˈʝi/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "σιγή"
}

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