sir
English edit
Etymology edit
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, senhor, senior, señor, signore, and sire.
Pronunciation edit
- (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)/
- (unstressed) IPA(key): /sə(ɹ)/
- Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)
Noun edit
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!”, in 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.
- A respectful term of address to an adult male (often older), especially if his name or proper title is unknown.
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Verb edit
sir (third-person singular simple present sirs, present participle sirring, simple past and past participle sirred)
- (transitive, informal) To address another individual using "sir".
- 1997, Ed Solomon, Men in Black, spoken by Agent K (Tommy Lee Jones):
- Don't "Sir" me, young man, you have no idea who you're dealing with!
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See also edit
- 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 reading edit
- “sir”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “sir”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
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sir
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sir (Cantonese)
- an honorific to a man senior than oneself, especially a teacher or a police officer
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- 我聽講我哋三樓同埋四樓嗰個譚sir呀周sir呀,噉樣佢哋已經申請緊 [Cantonese, trad.]
- ngo5 teng1 gong2 ngo5 dei6 saam1 lau4-2 tung4 maai4 sei3 lau4-2 go2 go3 taam4-2 soe4 aa3 zau1 soe4 aa3, gam2 joeng6-2 keoi5 dei6 ji5 ging1 san1 cing2 gan2 [Jyutping]
- I hear that Mr. Tam on the 3rd floor and Mr. Chau on the fourth floor have already applied [for telephone installation].
我听讲我哋三楼同埋四楼嗰个谭sir呀周sir呀,噉样佢哋已经申请紧 [Cantonese, simp.]
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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.
Conjugation edit
* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis
Middle English edit
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sir
- Alternative form of sire
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Unadapted borrowing from English sir.
Noun edit
sir m (uncountable)
Declension edit
Scottish Gaelic edit
Etymology edit
From Old Irish sirid (“to traverse, seek”). Cognate with Manx shirr.
Verb edit
sir (past shir, future siridh, verbal noun sireadh, past participle sirte)
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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-Croatian edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *syrъ, derived from "sour milk".
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sȉr m (Cyrillic spelling си̏р)
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Slovene edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Slavic *syrъ, derived from "sour milk".
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Noun edit
sȉr m inan
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Masculine inan., hard o-stem | |||
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nom. sing. | sìr | ||
gen. sing. | síra | ||
singular | dual | plural | |
nominative (imenovȃlnik) |
sìr | síra | síri |
genitive (rodȋlnik) |
síra | sírov | sírov |
dative (dajȃlnik) |
síru | síroma | sírom |
accusative (tožȋlnik) |
sìr | síra | síre |
locative (mẹ̑stnik) |
síru | sírih | sírih |
instrumental (orọ̑dnik) |
sírom | síroma | síri |
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Further reading edit
- “sir”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
Uzbek edit
Etymology 1 edit
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sir (plural sirlar)
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sir (plural sirlar)
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Welsh edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Middle English shire.[1]
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /siːr/
- (South Wales, colloquial also) IPA(key): /ʃiːr/
- Rhymes: -iːr
- Homophone: sur (South Wales)
Noun edit
sir f (plural siroedd, not mutable)
Derived terms edit
- sirol (“relating to a county”)
References edit
Zay edit
Etymology edit
Cognate to Silt'e [script needed] (sa:r).
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sir
References edit
- Initial SLLE Survey of the Zway Area by Klaus Wedekind and Charlotte Wedekind, SIL International 2002, p. 6 (sil.org)
Zazaki edit
Etymology edit
Compare Persian سیر (sir, “garlic”).
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sir