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English
Etymology
From German Siegfried
Pronunciation
- enPR: sĭgʹ-frēd, sēgʹ-frēd, IPA(key): /ˈsɪɡ.fɹiːd/, /ˈsiːɡ.fɹiːd/
Proper noun
Siegfried
- (Germanic mythology) Hero of the Nibelungenlied who defeated the Icelandic queen Brunhild.
Derived terms
Translations
Hero of the Nibelungenlied who defeated the Icelandic queen Brunhild
See also
Cebuano
Etymology
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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”).
Proper noun
Siegfried
- a male given name from German
- (Germanic mythology) Siegfried; hero of the Nibelungenlied
German
Etymology
From Middle High German Sîfrit, from Old High German Sigifrid, from Proto-West Germanic *Sigifriþu, from Proto-Germanic *Segafriþuz, from *segaz (“victory, triumph”) + *friþuz (“peace, sanctuary”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Siegfried m
- (Germanic mythology) Siegfried
- a male given name from Proto-Germanic
- Synonyms: Sigi, Siggi
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