sir
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Middle English sir, from Old French sire (“master, sir, lord”), from Latin senior (“older, elder”), from senex (“old”). Compare sire, signor, seignior, señor.
[edit] Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA: /sɜː(ɹ)/, SAMPA: /s3:(r)/
- (US) enPR: sûr, IPA: /sɝ/, SAMPA: /s3`/
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Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -ɜː(r)
[edit] Noun
Wikipedia sir or Sir (plural sirs)
- A man of a higher rank or position.
- An address to a military superior of either sex.
- Yes sir.
- An address to any male, especially if his name or proper address is unknown.
- Excuse me, sir, could you tell me where the nearest bookstore is?
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[edit] Translations
man of a higher rank or position
address to a military superior
address to any male, especially if his name or proper address is unknown
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[edit] Verb
sir (third-person singular simple present sirs, present participle siring, simple past and past participle sired)
- to address somebody using sir
- Please don't sir me!
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- sir in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- sir in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
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[edit] Scottish Gaelic
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sir (verbal noun sireadh)
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[edit] Serbo-Croatian
[edit] Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *syrъ.
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /sîr/
[edit] Noun
sȉr m. (Cyrillic spelling си̏р)
[edit] Declension
declension of sir
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | sȉr | sìrevi |
| genitive | sira | sireva |
| dative | siru | sirevima |
| accusative | sir | sireve |
| vocative | siru | sirevi |
| locative | siru | sirevima |
| instrumental | sirom | sirevima |
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[edit] Slovene
[edit] Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *syrъ.
[edit] Noun
sir m. (dual sira, plural dual)
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declension of sir
[edit] Welsh
[edit] Noun
sir f. (plural siroedd)
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- Serbo-Croatian nouns
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