Siegfried
English
Etymology
From German Siegfried, from Proto-Germanic *Segafriþuz, from *segaz (“victory, triumph”) + *friþuz (“peace, sanctuary”).
Pronunciation
- enPR: sĭgʹ- sēgʹ-frēd, IPA(key): /ˈsɪɡ. ˈsiːɡ.fɹiːd/
Proper noun
Siegfried
- (Germanic mythology) Hero of the Nibelungenlied who defeated the Icelandic queen Brunhild.
Translations
Cebuano
Etymology
From English Siegfried, from German Siegfried, from Middle High German Sîfrit, from Old High German Sigifrid, from Proto-Germanic *Segafriþuz, from *segaz (“victory, triumph”) + *friþuz (“peace, sanctuary”).
German
Etymology
From Middle High German Sîfrit, from Old High German Sigifrid, from Proto-Germanic *Segafriþuz, from *segaz (“victory, triumph”) + *friþuz (“peace, sanctuary”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈziːk.fʀiːt/
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Descendants
- → Latvian: Zigfrīds
- → Lithuanian: Sigitas
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