sì

See also: Appendix:Variations of "si"

Avikam

Noun

sì

1. woman

References

• R. Blench, Ega data (mentions this form in notes)

Corsican

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsi/
• Hyphenation: sì

Etymology 1

From Latin sīc est (“so it is”). Cognates include Italian sì and Spanish sí.

Particle

sì

1. yes (affirmative partice)

Synonyms

• iè

Antonyms

• nò

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

sì

1. (Cismontane) second-person singular present indicative of esse

References

• “sì” in INFCOR: Banca di dati di a lingua corsa
• “esse, essa” in Aiaccinu: Cunghjugatori corsu

Friulian

Etymology

From Latin sīc (est).

Adverb

sì

1. yes

Antonyms

• no

Italian

Etymology

From Latin sīc. In the “yes” sense, from sīc (est).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsi/^*

• Audio

  (file)

• Rhymes: -i
• Hyphenation: sì

Adverb

sì

1. yes

   Antonym: no

2. (literary, archaic) Alternative form of così
   1. so, thus, thuswise
   2. so much

      Synonyms: tanto, talmente

   3. (followed by che) in such a way

      Synonym: talmente

   4. (followed by come) as soon as

      Synonym: appena

Conjunction

sì ... sì ...

1. (literary, archaic) both ... and ...

Noun

sì m (invariable)

1. yes

   Antonym: no

Usage notes

• Sì is always used to answer positively even when in English a repetition of the verb would be preferred.

Derived terms

• sì che
• sì e no
• sissignore
• uno sì e uno no

 

Further reading

• sì in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Krobu

Noun

sì

1. woman

References

• R. Blench, Ega data (mentions this form in notes)

Mandarin

Pronunciation

• audio

  (file)

Romanization

sì (si⁴, Zhuyin ㄙˋ)

1. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 亖
2. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 伺
3. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 似
4. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 佀
5. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 佁
6. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 俟
7. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 儩／𰂭
8. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 兕
9. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 嗣
10. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 四
11. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 姒
12. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 娰
13. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 孠
14. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 寺
15. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 巳
16. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 忹
17. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 杫
18. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 枫
19. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 柶
20. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 梨
21. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 汜
22. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 泗
23. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 泤
24. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 洍
25. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 涘
26. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 瀃／𣽷
27. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 牭
28. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 祀
29. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 祟
30. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 禩
31. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 竢／俟
32. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 笥
33. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 耜
34. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 聾／聋
35. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 肂
36. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 肆
37. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 苠
38. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 蕼
39. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 視／视
40. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 貄
41. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 賜／赐
42. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 赐
43. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 釲／𫟳
44. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 鈻
45. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 集
46. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 飏
47. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 飤
48. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 飳
49. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 飼／饲
50. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 饯
51. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 饲
52. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 駟／驷
53. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 驷
54. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 㐌

Min Nan

For pronunciation and definitions of sì – see 四 (“four”). (This character, sì, is the Pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 四.)

Tarantino

Verb

sì

1. second-person singular present indicative of essere

Venetian

Verb

sì

1. second-person singular present indicative of èser
2. second-person plural present indicative of èser
3. second-person singular present subjunctive of èser
4. second-person plural present subjunctive of èser
5. second-person singular imperative of èser
6. second-person plural imperative of èser

Vietnamese

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [si˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʂɪj˦˩] ~ [sɪj˦˩]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʂɪj˨˩] ~ [sɪj˨˩]

Adverb

sì

1. (only in compounds) very; extremely; excessively

See also

Derived terms

• ẩm sì
• đen sì