sierra

See also: Sierra

Contents

EnglishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Spanish sierra.

PronunciationEdit

• Rhymes: -ɛrə

NounEdit

sierra (plural sierras)

1. A rugged range of mountains.
2. The letter S in the ICAO spelling alphabet.

Derived termsEdit

• Sierra County
• Sierra Nevada

Related termsEdit

• serrated

TranslationsEdit

the letter "S"

• Estonian: Salme
• Finnish: Sakari (fi)

• Italian: Savona (it), Salerno (it)
• Russian: Серге́й (ru) (Sergéj), Семён (ru) (Semjón)

AnagramsEdit

• 'Arries, Rieras, airers, arries, raiser, reairs

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AsturianEdit

Alternative formsEdit

• serra

NounEdit

sierra f (plural sierres)

1. saw (tool)

Related termsEdit

serrar

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ItalianEdit

EtymologyEdit

Borrowed from Spanish sierra.

NounEdit

sierra f (invariable)

1. sierra

AnagramsEdit

• arresi, arrise, riarse, riresa, serrai

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SpanishEdit

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /ˈsjera/
• Homophone: cierra (non-Castilian)

Etymology 1Edit

From Latin serra.

NounEdit

sierra f (plural sierras)

1. (Tool) saw
2. (Geography) mountain range

   Sierra Madre Occidental

3. (Fish) swordfish
4. (Fish, Chile) snoek (Thyrsites atun)

Related termsEdit

• aserradero
• aserrar
• aserrín
• serrucho
• serrano

Etymology 2Edit

See etymology on the main entry.

VerbEdit

sierra

1. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of serrar.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of serrar.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present indicative form of serrar.

Further readingEdit

• “sierra” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.