consigna

See also: consigná

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [kunˈsiŋ.nə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [konˈsiŋ.na]

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Etymology 1

Deverbal from consignar.

Noun

consigna f (plural consignes)

1. slogan, chant, order, and instruction
2. (military) watchword, password
3. (transport) left-luggage office

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

consigna

1. inflection of consignar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “consigna”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

French

Pronunciation

• Homophones: consignas, consignât

Verb

consigna

1. third-person singular past historic of consigner

Galician

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /konˈsiŋna/ [konˈs̺iŋ.nɐ]
• Rhymes: -iŋna
• Hyphenation: con‧sig‧na

Noun

consigna f (plural consignas)

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Further reading

• “consigna”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026

Latin

Verb

cōnsignā

1. second-person singular present active imperative of cōnsignō

Portuguese

Verb

consigna

1. inflection of consignar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /konˈsiɡna/ [kõnˈsiɣ̞.na]
• Rhymes: -iɡna
• Syllabification: con‧sig‧na

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *ḱe?

Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm

Proto-Italic *kom

Proto-Italic *kom-

Latin con-

Proto-Indo-European *sek-?

Proto-Indo-European *-nóm

Proto-Italic *segnom

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu.

Proto-Italic *-ājō

Proto-Italic *-āō

Proto-Italic *segnāō

Latin signō

Latin cōnsignārelbor.

Spanish consignardeverb.

Spanish consigna

Deverbal from consignar.

Noun

consigna f (plural consignas)

1. left-luggage office, baggage room, cloakroom
2. luggage locker
3. slogan, chant, order and instruction

Related terms

• consignación
• consignador
• consignar

Etymology 2

Verb

consigna

1. inflection of consignar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “consigna”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 24th edition, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 30 October 2026