σιγή

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From earlier *σϝίγ- (*swíg-), probably of imitative origin. Possibly cognate with Proto-West Germanic *swīgā (“silence”), whence German schweigen (“to keep quiet”). Probably not related to σιωπή (siōpḗ, “silence”) despite the resemblance.[1]

Pronunciation
 

Noun

σῑγή • (sīgḗ) f (genitive σῑγῆς); first declension

  1. silence
  2. undertone, whisper

Inflection
First declension of ἡ σῑγή; τῆς σῑγῆς (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἡ σῑγή
hē sīgḗ		 τὼ σῑγᾱ́
tṑ sīgā́		 αἱ σῑγαί
hai sīgaí
Genitive τῆς σῑγῆς
tês sīgês		 τοῖν σῑγαῖν
toîn sīgaîn		 τῶν σῑγῶν
tôn sīgôn
Dative τῇ σῑγῇ
têi sīgêi		 τοῖν σῑγαῖν
toîn sīgaîn		 ταῖς σῑγαῖς
taîs sīgaîs
Accusative τὴν σῑγήν
tḕn sīgḗn		 τὼ σῑγᾱ́
tṑ sīgā́		 τᾱ̀ς σῑγᾱ́ς
tā̀s sīgā́s
Vocative σῑγή
sīgḗ		 σῑγᾱ́
sīgā́		 σῑγαί
sīgaí
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms
  • σῖγος (sîgos)

References
  1. Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “1327”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page σιγή

Further reading

Greek

Noun

σιγή • (sigí) f (usually uncountable, plural σιγές)

  1. silence, quiet

Declension
declension of σιγή
case     \     number singular plural
nominative σιγή • σιγές •
genitive σιγής • σιγών •
accusative σιγή • σιγές •
vocative σιγή • σιγές •
  • ασίγαστος (asígastos, “unsilenceable”, adjective)
  • ασίγητος (asígitos, “unsilenceable, unsung”, adjective)
  • σιγά (sigá, “slowly, quietly”, adverb)
  • σιγαστήρας m (sigastíras, “silencer”)
  • σιγώ (sigó, “to remain silent”)

Further reading
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