Siren
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TranslingualEdit
EtymologyEdit
Proper nounEdit
Siren f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Sirenidae – the sirens, species of salamander.
HypernymsEdit
- (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Deuterostomia - infrakingdom; Chordata - phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Tetrapoda - superclass; Amphibia - class; Lissamphibia - subclass; Caudata - order; Sirenoidea - suborder; Sirenidae - family
HyponymsEdit
- (genus): Siren lacertina - type species; Siren intermedia - only other extant species
ReferencesEdit
Siren (genus) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Siren on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Siren on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
The name was intended to be Syren, from Swedish syren (“lilac”), but this was "corrected" by the US Post Office to Siren, who thought the name applied for was a misspelling.
Proper nounEdit
Siren
- a village and a town in Burnett County, Wisconsin, USA. The village is the county seat.
AnagramsEdit
FinnishEdit
Alternative formsEdit
PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
Siren
- A surname.
DeclensionEdit
| Inflection of Siren (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Siren | Sirenit | |
| genitive | Sirenin | Sirenien | |
| partitive | Sireniä | Sirenejä | |
| illative | Sireniin | Sireneihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | Siren | Sirenit | |
| accusative | nom. | Siren | Sirenit |
| gen. | Sirenin | ||
| genitive | Sirenin | Sirenien | |
| partitive | Sireniä | Sirenejä | |
| inessive | Sirenissä | Sireneissä | |
| elative | Sirenistä | Sireneistä | |
| illative | Sireniin | Sireneihin | |
| adessive | Sirenillä | Sireneillä | |
| ablative | Sireniltä | Sireneiltä | |
| allative | Sirenille | Sireneille | |
| essive | Sireninä | Sireneinä | |
| translative | Sireniksi | Sireneiksi | |
| instructive | — | Sirenein | |
| abessive | Sirenittä | Sireneittä | |
| comitative | — | Sireneineen | |
LatinEdit
Alternative formsEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Ancient Greek Σειρήν (Seirḗn)
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
Sīrēn f (genitive Sīrēnis); third declension
- a siren, one of the mythical birds with faces of virgins, that dwelt on the southern coast of Italy, where, with their sweet voices, they enticed ashore those who were sailing by, and then killed them.
- drone in a hive
Usage notesEdit
- Mainly used in the plural form Sirenes (“Sirens”), Ancient Greek Σειρῆνες (Seirênes).
DeclensionEdit
Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | Sīrēn | Sīrēnēs |
| Genitive | Sīrēnis | Sīrēnum |
| Dative | Sīrēnī | Sīrēnibus |
| Accusative | Sīrēnem | Sīrēnēs |
| Ablative | Sīrēne | Sīrēnibus |
| Vocative | Sīrēn | Sīrēnēs |
Derived termsEdit
DescendantsEdit
See alsoEdit
ReferencesEdit
- Siren in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Siren in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- Siren in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette