síra

See also: sira, šira, and șiră

Czech

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *sěra.

Chemical element
S
Previous: fosfor (P)
Next: chlor (Cl)

Pronunciation

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

Noun

síra f

1. sulfur (chemical element)

Related terms

• sirný
• sirka
• sírový

Further reading

• Template:R:PSJC
• Template:R:SSJC

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Icelandic

Alternative forms

• séra

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsiːra/

  Rhymes: -iːra

  Homophone: sýra

Noun

síra m (genitive singular síra, nominative plural sírar)

1. (archaic) reverend (title of priests)
2. sire

Declension

declension of síra

m-w1a	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

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Slovak

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *sěra.

Chemical element
S
Previous: fosfor (P)
Next: chlór (Cl)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsiːra/

Noun

síra f (genitive singular síry, declension pattern of žena)

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

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, 2024

žena

Derived terms

• kyselina sírová
• sírny -a -e
• sírový -á -é