Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish شیره (Turkish şira), from Persian شیره (šira).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʃǐra/
  • Hyphenation: ši‧ra

Noun

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šìra f (Cyrillic spelling шѝра)

  1. (uncountable) must (fruit juice that will ferment or has fermented, usually grapes)
    Synonym: (Croatia) mošt
Declension
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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

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šira

  1. inflection of širi:
    1. feminine nominative/vocative singular
    2. neuter nominative/accusative/vocative plural