Sigismundas
Lithuanian
Alternative forms
- Žygimantas (Baltic rendering)
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin Sigismundus, from Burgundian *Sigismund, from Proto-Germanic *Sigimunduz. Compare German Sigismund and Latvian Sigismunds.
Proper noun
Sigismùndas m (feminine Sigismundė) stress pattern 1
- (archaic) a male given name from the Germanic languages
- (historical) Sigismund I the Old (Grand Duke of Lithuania and King of Poland (1506-1548), a member of the Jagiellonian dynasty, the son of Casimir IV and younger brother of Kings John I Albert and Alexander I Jagiellon)
Declension
| nominative | Sigismùndas |
|---|---|
| genitive | Sigismùndo |
| dative | Sigismùndui |
| accusative | Sigismùndą |
| instrumental | Sigismùndù |
| locative | Sigismùndè |
| vocative | Sigismùndai |
Further reading
- “Sigismundas”, in Vardai [Names], Valstybinė lietuvių kalbos komisija [Commission on the Lithuanian language], 2010–2026