sigg

Icelandic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sɪkː/
  • Rhymes: -ɪkː

Noun

sigg n (genitive singular siggs, no plural)

  1. (skin) callus, callosity; hardened skin
  2. (pathology) sclerosis

Declension

Synonyms

  • (sclerosis): hersli

Derived terms

  • forboði æðasiggs (presclerosis)
  • glæru- og tárusigg (keratoconjunctivitis sicca)
  • heila- og mænusigg (multiple sclerosis)
  • lófasigg (hyperkeratosis palmaris)
  • sigggróinn
  • sigghnútur (poroma)
  • siggmein (hyperkeratosis)
  • siggmyndun (keratogenesis)
  • slagæðarsigg (arteriosclerosis)
  • sortusiggmein (acanthosis nigricans)

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Clipping of sigarett.

Noun

sigg m (definite singular siggen, indefinite plural sigger, definite plural siggene)

  1. (colloquial) a cig, ciggy
    • På bryllupsbildene kunne man se at bruden og brudgommen løftet halvlitere mot kamera, en sigg dinglet fra brudens røde munn, og så fikk de beskjedne bryllupsgaver: en kjempegod samlekassett, en fotomontasje i klipsramme, en eske med stearinlys.
      In the wedding photos one could see that the bride and groom raised half-litres [glasses] towards the camera, a ciggy dangled from the bride's red lips, and so they got the modest wedding presents, an excellent binder, a photomontage in a clip frame, a box of candles.
      "En dag" by David Nicholls, Forlaget Press, 2012, ISBN 8275475880, 9788275475884.
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