sia

See also ŝia, sỉa, si'a, and Sia

Esperanto

Etymology

si +‎ -a

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈsia/

Pronoun

sia (plural siaj, accusative singular sian, accusative plural siajn)

1. belonging to the subject of the sentence
   • 1905, L. L. Zamenhof, Proverbaro Esperanta:

     Sia estas kara pli ol la najbara.

     One's own is dearer than the neighbor's.

   Johano donis al Alfredo sian kukon.

   John gave Alfred his (John's) cake.

See also

• ĝia
• lia
• mia
• onia
• ŝia

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Interlingua

Verb

sia

1. imperative of esser

Conjunction

sia

1. whether (used the first time in a sentence)
2. or (used the second time in a sentence)

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Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA: [ʃiə]

Adjective

sia

1. longer
2. further

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Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈsi.a/
• Hyphenation: sì‧a

Verb form

sia

1. first-, second- and third-person singular subjunctive present tense of essere
2. third-person singular imperative tense of essere

Conjunction

sia ... sia ...

1. both ... and ...
2. either ... or ...

Synonyms

• sia ... che ...

Anagrams

• sai

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Old Dutch

Alternative forms

• (she): siu

Pronoun

sia

1. she
2. they

Descendants

• Middle Dutch: si
  • Dutch: zij

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Old Saxon

Alternative forms

• sie

Pronoun

sia m, f

1. she (accusative)
2. they

Descendants

• Low German: se

Declension

Old Saxon personal pronoun declensions

Personal pronouns
Singular	1.	2.	3. m	3. f	3. n
Nominative	ik	thū	hē	sīu	it
Accusative	mī, mik	thī, thik	ina	sīa
Dative	mī	thī	imu	iru	it
Genitive	mīn	thīn	is	ira	is
Dual	1.	2.	-	-	-
Nominative	wit	git	-	-	-
Accusative	unk	ink	-	-	-
Dative
Genitive	unkaro	inka	-	-	-
Plural	1.	2.	3. m	3. f	3. n
Nominative	wī	gī	sīa	sīa	sīu
Accusative	ūs	īu, gīu
Dative			im
Genitive	ūsar	īuwar, gīuwar	iro

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Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish, from Proto-Celtic, from Proto-Indo-European *swéḱs. Compare Irish sé, Manx shey.

Numeral

sia

1. (cardinal) six

Derived terms

• seasgad
• sianar
• siathamh

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Swedish

Verb

sia

1. to foretell; to tell the future

Conjugation

Conjugation of sia

	Active	Passive
Infinitive	sia	sias
Present tense	siar	sias
Past tense	siade	siades
Supine	siat	siats
Imperative	sia	—
Present participle	siande
Past participle	siad

Synonyms

• spå

Related terms

• siare
• sierska

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Tetum

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hiwa, from Proto-Austronesian *Siwa.

Numeral

sia

1. (cardinal) nine

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Venetian

Verb

sia

1. first-person singular present subjunctive of èser
2. third-person singular present subjunctive of èser
3. third-person plural present subjunctive of èser
4. third-person singular imperative of èser
5. third-person plural imperative of èser