Sire

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See also: sire, siré, sĭre, síre, síře, şire, šire, and šíře

Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from French sire, ultimately from Latin.

Pronunciation[edit]

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Noun[edit]

Sire m (uncountable)

  1. sire, lofty form of address for a ruling Monarch.

Northern Sami[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Norwegian Siri and Swedish Siri.

Pronunciation[edit]

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Proper noun[edit]

Sire

  1. a female given name

Related terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
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