syrena

See also: Syrena, sýrena, syreną, and Syreną

Polish

syreny

Etymology

Borrowed from French sirène, from Latin sirēna, from Sīrēn, from Ancient Greek Σειρήν (Seirḗn).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɨˈrɛ.na/

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• Rhymes: -ɛna
• Syllabification: sy‧re‧na
• Homophone: Syrena

Noun

syrena f (diminutive syrenka)

1. mermaid (mythological woman with a fish's tail)
2. (Greek mythology) siren (nymph of Greek mythology)
3. (humorous) siren (dangerously seductive woman)
4. siren (device for making a sound alarm)

   Hypernym: sygnalizator

5. sea cow, siren (any mammal of the order Sirenia)

   Synonym: krowa morska

6. FSO Syrena car

Declension

Declension of syrena

	singular	plural
nominative	syrena	syreny
genitive	syreny	syren
dative	syrenie	syrenom
accusative	syrenę	syreny
instrumental	syreną	syrenami
locative	syrenie	syrenach
vocative	syreno	syreny

Derived terms

adjective

• syreni

 

Related terms

noun

• Syrena

 

Further reading

• syrena in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• syrena in Polish dictionaries at PWN