síra

See also: Appendix:Variations of "sira"

Czech

Chemical element (edit)
S Atomic number 16 síra
Classification data Period 3 Group 16 Block p-block Class nonmetal
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Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Slavic *sěra

Old Czech síra

Czech síra

Inherited from Old Czech síra, from Proto-Slavic *sěra.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsiːra]
• Rhymes: -iːra
• Hyphenation: sí‧ra
• Homophone: sýra

Noun

síra f (relational adjective sirný or sírový)

1. sulfur (chemical element)

Declension

Declension of síra (hard feminine)

	singular	plural
nominative	síra	síry
genitive	síry	sír
dative	síře	sírám
accusative	síru	síry
vocative	síro	síry
locative	síře	sírách
instrumental	sírou	sírami

Related terms

nouns

• sirka
• síran

verbs

• dštít oheň a síru

Further reading

• “síra”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “síra”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “síra”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsiːra]

  Rhymes: -iːra

  Homophone: sýra

Noun

síra m (genitive singular síra, nominative plural sírar)

1. archaic form of séra

Declension

Declension of síra (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	síra	sírann	sírar	sírarnir
accusative	síra	sírann	síra	sírana
dative	síra	síranum	sírum	sírunum
genitive	síra	sírans	síra	síranna

References

• Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989), “síra”, in Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)
• Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2026), “síra”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies
• Mörður Árnason (2019), Íslensk orðabók, 5th edition, Reykjavík: Forlagið

Old Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sěra.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (13^th CE) /ˈsiːra/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /ˈsiːra/

Noun

síra f

1. sulfur (chemical element)

Declension

Declension of síra (hard a-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	síra	sířě	síry
genitive	síry	sírú	sír
dative	sířě	sírama	sírám
accusative	síru	sířě	síry
vocative	síro	sířě	síry
locative	sířě	sírú	sírách
instrumental	sírú	sírama	sírami

This table shows the most common forms around the 13th century.

Descendants

• Czech: síra

Further reading

• Jan Gebauer (1903–1916), “síra”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění

Slovak

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sěra.

Chemical element (edit)
S Atomic number 16 síra
Classification data Period 3 Group 16 Block p-block Class nonmetal
Previous: ← fosfor (P)
Next: chlór (Cl) →

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /siːra/, [ˈsiːra]
• Rhymes: -iːra
• Hyphenation: sí‧ra

• Audio (Bratislava):

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Noun

síra f

1. sulfur (a yellow nonmetallic chemical element, symbol S)
2. (biblical) a symbol of destruction

   ohňom a sírou ― by fire and sulfur

Declension

Declension of síra

	singulare tantum
nominative	síra
genitive	síry
dative	síre
accusative	síru
locative	síre
instrumental	sírou

Derived terms

• kyselina sírová
• sírny
• sírový

Further reading

• “síra”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026