sirte
Galician edit
Etymology edit
Attested since the 19th century; ultimately from Ancient Greek Σύρτις (Súrtis), the Gulf of Sidra, a shallow gulf on the coast of Libya.
Noun edit
sirte m (plural sirtes)
References edit
Italian edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek Σύρτις (Súrtis), the Gulf of Sidra, a shallow gulf on the coast of Libya.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
sirte f (plural sirti)
- a dangerous sandy reef that forms in deep water (on the African coast of the Mediterranean)
Related terms edit
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Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek Σύρτις (Súrtis), the Gulf of Sidra, a shallow gulf on the coast of Libya.
Noun edit
sirte m (plural sirtes)
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Σύρτις (Súrtis, “Gulf of Sidra”), a shallow gulf on the coast of Libya.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
sirte f (plural sirtes)
Further reading edit
- “sirte”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014