saig

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Catalan

Etymology

According to Coromines, from Medieval Latin sagio, from Gothic, from Proto-Germanic *sagjaną (“to say”).

Pronunciation

Noun

saig m (plural saigs)

  1. (historical) sheriff, bailiff
  2. (historical, Mallorca) town crier
  3. axillary wrasse (Symphodus mediterraneus)
    Synonym: canari
  4. corkwing wrasse (Symphodus melops)
    Synonym: enrocador

Further reading

  • Coromines, Joan (1980–91). Diccionari etimològic i complementari de la llengua catalana. Barcelona: Curial.
  • “saig”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
  • “saig” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Welsh

Pronunciation

Noun

saig f (plural seigiau, not mutable)

  1. meal, dish, feast

Derived terms

  • seigio (“serve food”, verb)

Further reading

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “saig”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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