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sir

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EnglishEdit

 
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EtymologyEdit

From Middle English sir, unstressed form of sire, borrowed from Old French sire (“master, sir, lord”), from Latin senior (“older, elder”), from senex (“old”). Doublet of seigneur, seignior, senior, señor, signor, and sire.

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

 
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sir (plural sirs)

  1. A man of a higher rank or position.
  2. A respectful term of address to a man of higher rank or position, particularly:
    • 1991 May 12, "Kidnapped!" Jeeves and Wooster, Series 2, Episode 5:
      Jeeves: Foreign travel often liberates emotions best kept in check, sir. The air of North America is notoriously stimulating in this regard, as witness the regrettable behavior of its inhabitants in 1776.
      B. Wooster: Hm? What happened in 1776, Jeeves?
      Jeeves: I prefer not to dwell on it, if it's convenient to you, sir.
    1. to a knight or other low member of the peerage.
      Just be careful. He gets whingy now if you don't address him as Sir John.
    2. to a superior military officer.
      Sir, yes sir.
      Coordinate term: ma'am
    3. to a teacher.
      Here's my report, sir.
      Coordinate term: miss
  3. A respectful term of address to an adult male (often older), especially if his name or proper title is unknown.
    Excuse me, sir, do you know the way to the art museum?
    Coordinate terms: madam, ma'am, miss

Derived termsEdit

Related termsEdit

TranslationsEdit

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VerbEdit

sir (third-person singular simple present sirs, present participle sirring, simple past and past participle sirred)

  1. To address (someone) using "sir".
    Sir, yes, sir!
    Don't you sir me, private! I work for a living!
    Coordinate terms: ma'am, mam

TranslationsEdit

See alsoEdit

Further readingEdit

AnagramsEdit

AinuEdit

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

sir

  1. appearance
  2. earth
  3. land, mountain

IrishEdit

PronunciationEdit

VerbEdit

sir (present analytic sireann, future analytic sirfidh, verbal noun sireadh, past participle sirthe)

  1. (literary) travel through, traverse
  2. (literary) seek out, have recourse to
  3. (literary) seek, ask for
    An té a shireas ní ar neach. ― Whoever asks someone for something.
  4. (literary) beseech, implore
    Sirim an tAthair. ― I beseech the Father.

ConjugationEdit

First Conjugation (A)
singular plural relative autonomous
first second third first second third
indicative present sirim sireann tú;
sirir†		 sireann sé, sí sirimid sireann sibh sireann siad;
sirid†		 a shireann; a shireas /
a sireann*; a sireas* 		sirtear
past shir mé; shireas shir tú; shiris shir sé, sí shireamar; shir muid shir sibh; shireabhair shir siad; shireadar a shir /
ar shir* 		sireadh
past habitual shirinn / sirinn‡‡ shirteá / sirteᇇ shireadh sé, sí / sireadh sé, s퇇 shirimis; shireadh muid / sirimis‡‡; sireadh muid‡‡ shireadh sibh / sireadh sibh‡‡ shiridís; shireadh siad / siridís‡‡; sireadh siad‡‡ a shireadh /
a sireadh* 		shirtí / sirt퇇
future sirfidh mé;
sirfead 		sirfidh tú;
sirfir†		 sirfidh sé, sí sirfimid;
sirfidh muid 		sirfidh sibh sirfidh siad;
sirfid†		 a shirfidh; a shirfeas /
a sirfidh*; a sirfeas* 		sirfear
conditional shirfinn / sirfinn‡‡ shirfeá / sirfeᇇ shirfeadh sé, sí / sirfeadh sé, s퇇 shirfimis; shirfeadh muid / sirfimis‡‡; sirfeadh muid‡‡ shirfeadh sibh / sirfeadh sibh‡‡ shirfidís; shirfeadh siad / sirfidís‡‡; sirfeadh siad‡‡ a shirfeadh /
a sirfeadh* 		shirfí / sirf퇇
subjunctive present go sire mé;
go siread†		 go sire tú;
go sirir†		 go sire sé, sí go sirimid;
go sire muid 		go sire sibh go sire siad;
go sirid†		 — go sirtear
past dá sirinn dá sirteá dá sireadh sé, sí dá sirimis;
dá sireadh muid 		dá sireadh sibh dá siridís;
dá sireadh siad 		— dá sirtí
imperative sirim sir sireadh sé, sí sirimis sirigí;
siridh†		 siridís — sirtear
verbal noun sireadh
past participle sirthe

* Indirect relative
† Archaic or dialect form
‡‡ Dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

Middle EnglishEdit

NounEdit

sir

  1. Alternative form of sire

RomanianEdit

EtymologyEdit

Unadapted borrowing from English sir.

NounEdit

sir m (uncountable)

  1. sir

DeclensionEdit

declension of sir (singular only)
singular
m gender indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) sir sirul
genitive/dative (unui) sir sirului
vocative sirule

Scottish GaelicEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old Irish sirid (“to traverse, seek”). Cognate with Manx shirr.

VerbEdit

sir (past shir, future siridh, verbal noun sireadh, past participle sirte)

  1. seek, search, look for
    Synonym: lorg

MutationEdit

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
sir shir
after "an", t-sir
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Serbo-CroatianEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Slavic *syrъ, derived from "sour milk"

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

sȉr m (Cyrillic spelling си̏р)

  1. cheese

DeclensionEdit

Declension of sir
singular plural
nominative sȉr sìrevi
genitive sira sireva
dative siru sirevima
accusative sir sireve
vocative siru sirevi
locative siru sirevima
instrumental sirom sirevima

Derived termsEdit

SloveneEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Slavic *syrъ, derived from "sour milk"

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

sȉr m inan

  1. cheese

InflectionEdit

Masculine inan., hard o-stem
nom. sing. sìr
gen. sing. síra
singular dual plural
nominative sìr síra síri
accusative sìr síra síre
genitive síra sírov sírov
dative síru síroma sírom
locative síru sírih sírih
instrumental sírom síroma síri

Derived termsEdit

Further readingEdit

  • “sir”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran

UzbekEdit

Etymology 1Edit

From Russian сыр (syr).

NounEdit

sir (plural sirlar)

  1. cheese
DeclensionEdit
Declension of sir
singular plural
nominative sir sirlar
genitive sirning sirlarning
dative sirga sirlarga
definite accusative sirni sirlarni
locative sirda sirlarda
ablative sirdan sirlardan
Possessive forms of sir
my singular plural
nominative sirim sirlarim
genitive sirimning sirlarimning
dative sirimga sirlarimga
definite accusative sirimni sirlarimni
locative sirimda sirlarimda
ablative sirimdan sirlarimdan
your singular plural
nominative siring sirlaring
genitive siringning sirlaringning
dative siringga sirlaringga
definite accusative siringni sirlaringni
locative siringda sirlaringda
ablative siringdan sirlaringdan
her/his/its singular plural
nominative siri sirlari
genitive sirining sirlarining
dative siriga sirlariga
definite accusative sirini sirlarini
locative sirida sirlarida
ablative siridan sirlaridan
our singular plural
nominative sirimiz sirlarimiz
genitive sirimizning sirlarimizning
dative sirimizga sirlarimizga
definite accusative sirimizni sirlarimizni
locative sirimizda sirlarimizda
ablative sirimizdan sirlarimizdan
your singular plural
nominative siringiz sirlaringiz
genitive siringizning sirlaringizning
dative siringizga sirlaringizga
definite accusative siringizni sirlaringizni
locative siringizda sirlaringizda
ablative siringizdan sirlaringizdan
their singular plural
nominative siri sirlari
genitive sirining sirlarining
dative siriga sirlariga
definite accusative sirini sirlarini
locative sirida sirlarida
ablative siridan sirlaridan

Etymology 2Edit

From Arabic سِرّ‎ (sirr).

NounEdit

sir (plural sirlar)

  1. secret
DeclensionEdit
Declension of sir
singular plural
nominative sir sirlar
genitive sirning sirlarning
dative sirga sirlarga
definite accusative sirni sirlarni
locative sirda sirlarda
ablative sirdan sirlardan
Possessive forms of sir
my singular plural
nominative sirim sirlarim
genitive sirimning sirlarimning
dative sirimga sirlarimga
definite accusative sirimni sirlarimni
locative sirimda sirlarimda
ablative sirimdan sirlarimdan
your singular plural
nominative siring sirlaring
genitive siringning sirlaringning
dative siringga sirlaringga
definite accusative siringni sirlaringni
locative siringda sirlaringda
ablative siringdan sirlaringdan
her/his/its singular plural
nominative siri sirlari
genitive sirining sirlarining
dative siriga sirlariga
definite accusative sirini sirlarini
locative sirida sirlarida
ablative siridan sirlaridan
our singular plural
nominative sirimiz sirlarimiz
genitive sirimizning sirlarimizning
dative sirimizga sirlarimizga
definite accusative sirimizni sirlarimizni
locative sirimizda sirlarimizda
ablative sirimizdan sirlarimizdan
your singular plural
nominative siringiz sirlaringiz
genitive siringizning sirlaringizning
dative siringizga sirlaringizga
definite accusative siringizni sirlaringizni
locative siringizda sirlaringizda
ablative siringizdan sirlaringizdan
their singular plural
nominative siri sirlari
genitive sirining sirlarining
dative siriga sirlariga
definite accusative sirini sirlarini
locative sirida sirlarida
ablative siridan sirlaridan

WelshEdit

EtymologyEdit

Borrowed from English shire.

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

sir f (plural siroedd, not mutable)

  1. county, shire

Derived termsEdit

Further readingEdit

R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “sir”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

ZayEdit

EtymologyEdit

Cognate to Silt'e [script needed] (sa:r).

NounEdit

sir

  1. grass

ReferencesEdit

  • Initial SLLE Survey of the Zway Area by Klaus Wedekind and Charlotte Wedekind, SIL International 2002, p. 6 (sil.org)

ZazakiEdit

 
garlic

EtymologyEdit

Compare Persian سیر‎ (sir, “garlic”).

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): [ˈsiɾ]
  • Hyphenation: sir

NounEdit

sir m

  1. garlic
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