serẽa

See also: serea

Old Galician-Portuguese

Alternative forms

• serea

Etymology

From Late Latin sirēna, from Latin Sīrēn (“siren”), from Ancient Greek Σειρήν (Seirḗn).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /seˈɾẽ.a/, [s̺eˈɾẽ.a]
• Rhymes: -ẽa

Noun

serẽa f

1. mermaid (mythological woman with a fish's tail)

Descendants

• Galician: serea
• Portuguese: sereia