sigan

Galician

Verb

sigan

1. inflection of seguir:
   1. third-person plural present subjunctive
   2. third-person plural imperative

Gun

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sì.ɡã́/

Verb

sìgán

1. can
2. to be able to

Navajo

Etymology

si- (modal) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -gan (neuter perfective stem of root -GAN, “to dry up, wither”).

Verb

sigan

1. it is dry, withered, wilted

Usage notes

This verb is grammatically limited to expression in the third person.

This is a neuter verb that uses only the perfective mode.

Conjugation

Paradigm: Neuter perfective (si), third person only.

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *sīgan, from Proto-Germanic *sīganą.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsiː.ɡɑn/, [ˈsiː.ɣɑn]

Verb

sīgan

1. to sink, fall
2. to march, go, proceed

Conjugation

Conjugation of sīgan (strong class 1)

infinitive	sīgan	sīgenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	sīge	sāg, sāh
second person singular	sīġst	sige
third person singular	sīġþ	sāg, sāh
plural	sīgaþ	sigon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	sīge	sige
plural	sīgen	sigen
imperative
singular	sīġ
plural	sīgaþ
participle	present	past
	sīgende	(ġe)siġen

Related terms

• seohhe
• seohtre
• *sīon, sēon
• sicerian

Descendants

• English: sie

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *sīgan.

Verb

sīgan

1. to sink, fall
2. to travel, go

Conjugation

Conjugation of sīgan (strong class 1)

infinitive	sīgan
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	sīgu	sēg, sēh
2nd person singular	sīgis	sigi
3rd person singular	sīgid	sēg, sēh
plural	sīgad	sigun
subjunctive	present	past
1st person singular	sīge	sigi
2nd person singular	sīges	sigis
3rd person singular	sīge	sigi
plural	sīgen	sigin
imperative	present
singular	sīg
plural	sīgad
participle	present	past
	sīgandi	gisigan, sigan

Spanish

Verb

sigan

1. inflection of seguir:
   1. third-person plural present subjunctive
   2. third-person plural imperative