Sigmund

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English

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Etymology

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In allusion to Sigmund Freud.

Proper noun

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Sigmund

  1. (humorous) Term of address for a person who appears to be dispensing psychoanalysis.
    • 2004, Chuck Smith, Columbia College Chicago, Seven Black Plays, page 399:
      RUTH: OK, OK. Sigmund. Lighten up. OK. So what if it's completely neurotic and emotionally unhealthy.
    • 2014, Emma Chase, Tamed, page 61:
      Thanks, Sigmund. If I want to be psychoanalyzed, I'll throw good money away on an actual fucking therapist.

German

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Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Sigmund

  1. a male given name, variant of Siegmund

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Norse Sigmundr, from sigr (victory) + mundr (protection), from Proto-Norse *ᛗᚢᚺᛞᚢᛉ (munduʀ), and ultimately from Proto-Germanic *mundō (protection, security). Cognates include Faroese and Icelandic Sigmundur and German Siegmund.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Sigmund m (definite Sigmunden)

  1. a male given name from Old Norse

References

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Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology

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From German Sigmund. Compare Sìgismund.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /sǐɡmund/
  • Hyphenation: Sig‧mund

Proper noun

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Sìgmund m (Cyrillic spelling Сѝгмунд)

  1. a male given name

References

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  • Sigmund” in Hrvatski jezični portal