Sieg

German

Etymology

From Old High German sigu, sigi (akin to Gothic 𐍃𐌹𐌲𐌹𐍃 (sigis) and Old Norse sigr (Danish sejr)), from Proto-Germanic *segaz. Compare Dutch zege, Swedish seger.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ziːk/

Noun

Sieg m (genitive Siegs or Sieges, plural Siege)

  1. victory
    • 1932, Erich Mühsam, Die Befreiung der Gesellschaft vom Staat, in: Erich Mühsam: Prosaschriften II, Verlag europäische ideen Berlin (1978), page 290:
      Selbst da, wo schon die Revolution unter der Losung „Alle Macht den Räten!“ den Sieg der Arbeiter und Bauern brachte, wurden die Räte staats- und parteiuntertan […]
      Even there, where the revolution, under the slogan "All power to the councils!", already brought the victory of the workers and peasants, the councils became servant to state and party […]

Declension

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