See also: Siv, SIV, сив, and шив

Danish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /siːv/, [siːˀw], [siwˀ]

Etymology 1

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From Old Norse sef (rush), whence also dialectal English seave.

Noun

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siv n (singular definite sivet, plural indefinite siv)

  1. rush, any plant of several species of the genus Juncus
Inflection
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Etymology 2

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See sive (to seep, ooze, tricle).

Verb

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siv

  1. imperative of sive

Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sivъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *śī́ˀwas.

Adjective

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sȋv (Cyrillic spelling си̑в, definite sȋvī, comparative sȉvljī)

  1. grey (of grey colour)

Declension

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Derived terms

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See also

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Colors in Serbo-Croatian · boje / боје (layout · text)
     bijelбијел, beoбео      sivсив, sinjiсињи      crnцрн
             crvenцрвен, rumenрумен              narandžastнаранџаст, narančastнаранчаст; smeđсмеђ, braonбраон              žutжут; žutжут
             zelenзелен              zelenзелен             
             tirkizanтиркизан, cijanцијан; tirkizanтиркизан              plavплав              modarмодар
             ljubičastљубичаст; modarмодар, indigoиндиго              ljubičastљубичаст, magentaмагента; ljubičastљубичаст              ružičastружичаст, rozaроза

Further reading

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  • siv” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Slovene

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Etymology

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From Proto-Slavic *sivъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *śī́ˀwas.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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sȋv (comparative bȍlj sȋv, superlative nȁjbolj sȋv)

  1. grey (colour)

Inflection

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The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.
Hard
masculine feminine neuter
nom. sing. sív síva sívo
singular
masculine feminine neuter
nominative sív ind
sívi def
síva sívo
genitive sívega síve sívega
dative sívemu sívi sívemu
accusative nominativeinan or
genitive
anim
sívo sívo
locative sívem sívi sívem
instrumental sívim sívo sívim
dual
masculine feminine neuter
nominative síva sívi sívi
genitive sívih sívih sívih
dative sívima sívima sívima
accusative síva sívi sívi
locative sívih sívih sívih
instrumental sívima sívima sívima
plural
masculine feminine neuter
nominative sívi síve síva
genitive sívih sívih sívih
dative sívim sívim sívim
accusative síve síve síva
locative sívih sívih sívih
instrumental sívimi sívimi sívimi

This adjective needs an inflection-table template.

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Colors in Slovene · barve (layout · text)
     bela      siva      črna
             rdeča; škrlatna              oranžna; rjava              rumena; krem
             svetlozelena, limeta              zelena             
             sinja, cian; turkizna              azurna              modra
             vijolična; indigo              magenta, fuksija; vijolična, lila              roza, rožnata

Further reading

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  • siv”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
  • siv”, in Termania, Amebis
  • See also the general references

White Hmong

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Considered native Hmongic by Ratliff, though no reconstructed proto-form is given.[1] Related to Chinese (, “silk; thread”)? Is sev (apron) connected?”

Noun

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siv (classifier: txoj)

  1. a sash, belt, band
Derived terms
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  • siv ceeb (the variegated headband traditionally worn by Hmong women)
  • tw siv (the embroidered ends on a Hmong woman's apron sash; the tail of a belt)

Etymology 2

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This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Probably borrowed from Chinese 使 (shǐ, “to use”).”

Verb

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siv

  1. to use, make use of
    Yuav ua li cas siv?How do you use it?
    Kuv tsis txawj siv.I don't know how to use (it).
  2. to apply
  3. to spend

References

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  • Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary[1], SEAP Publications, →ISBN, page 295.