σιγά

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See also: σιγᾷ, σίγα, and σῖγα

Ancient Greek

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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σῑγᾱ́ (sīgā́f (genitive σῑγᾱ́ς); first declension

  1. Doric form of σῑγή (sīgḗ)

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Greek

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek σιγῇ (sigêi).

Pronunciation

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IPA(key): /siˈɣa/

Adverb

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σιγά (sigá)

  1. slowly
  2. quietly
  3. as if (used in phrases denoting irony in response to threats or to something deemed highly unlikely)
    Αυτός θα με δείρει; Σιγά, αυτός ούτε ένα παιδάκι δεν μπορεί να δείρει!
    Aftós tha me deírei? Sigá, aftós oúte éna paidáki den boreí na deírei!
    He'll beat me up? As if, he couldn't even beat a little child!

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