sir
EnglishEdit
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
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈsɜː(ɹ)/
- (General American) enPR: ˈsûr, IPA(key): /ˈsɝ/
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- (Scotland) IPA(key): /ˈsɪɹ/
- (Indian English) IPA(key): /ˈsə(ɹ)/
- Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)
NounEdit
sir (plural sirs)
- A man of a higher rank or position.
- 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.
- 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.
- 1991 May 12, "Kidnapped!" Jeeves and Wooster, Series 2, Episode 5:
- A respectful term of address to an adult male (often older), especially if his name or proper title is unknown.
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VerbEdit
sir (third-person singular simple present sirs, present participle sirring, simple past and past participle sirred)
- To address (someone) using "sir".
TranslationsEdit
See alsoEdit
- lord
- (titles) (of a man): Mr (Mister, mister), Sir (sir); (of a woman): Ms (Miz, mizz), Mrs (Mistress, mistress), Miss (miss), Dame (dame), Madam (madam, ma'am); (of a non-binary person): Mx (Mixter); (see also): Dr (Doctor, doctor) (Category: en:Titles)
Further readingEdit
- “sir” in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- “sir” in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
AnagramsEdit
AinuEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
sir
IrishEdit
PronunciationEdit
VerbEdit
sir (present analytic sireann, future analytic sirfidh, verbal noun sireadh, past participle sirthe)
- (literary) travel through, traverse
- (literary) seek out, have recourse to
- (literary) seek, ask for
- An té a shireas ní ar neach. ― Whoever asks someone for something.
- (literary) beseech, implore
- Sirim an tAthair. ― I beseech the Father.
ConjugationEdit
* Indirect relative
† Archaic or dialect form
‡‡ Dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis
Middle EnglishEdit
NounEdit
sir
- Alternative form of sire
RomanianEdit
EtymologyEdit
Unadapted borrowing from English sir.
NounEdit
sir m (uncountable)
DeclensionEdit
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)
MutationEdit
Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
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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)
DeclensionEdit
Derived termsEdit
SloveneEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Slavic *syrъ, derived from "sour milk"
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
sȉr m inan
InflectionEdit
Masculine inan., hard o-stem | |||
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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
NounEdit
sir (plural sirlar)
DeclensionEdit
Etymology 2Edit
NounEdit
sir (plural sirlar)
DeclensionEdit
WelshEdit
EtymologyEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
sir f (plural siroedd, not mutable)
Derived termsEdit
- sirol (adjective)
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
ReferencesEdit
- Initial SLLE Survey of the Zway Area by Klaus Wedekind and Charlotte Wedekind, SIL International 2002, p. 6 (sil.org)
ZazakiEdit
EtymologyEdit
Compare Persian سیر (sir, “garlic”).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
sir m