sisa

See also: Appendix:Variations of "sisa"

Delta Yokuts

Noun

sisa

1. (Chulamni) eye

References

• Journal of California and Great Basin Anthropology (2007), citing Kroeber

Galician

Etymology

Attested since the 14th century. From Old French assise (“tax, imposition”). Cognate with Spanish sisa and English assize.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsisa̝/

Noun

sisa f (plural sisas)

1. (historical) assize (a statute or ordinance, especially one regulating weights and measures)
   • 1439, X. Ferro Couselo (ed.), A vida e a fala dos devanceiros. Escolma de documentos en galego dos séculos XIII ao XVI. 2 vols. Vigo: Galaxia, page 419:

     Sisa das olas: Iten, ordenaron que qual quer persona que trouxer carga d'olas de fora parte a vender aa dita çidade, que page de cada carga d'olas, duas brancas e de un costal d'olas, hua branca, e do feixe das olas que trouxer en collo, un diñeyro, e de cada qántara, dous diñeiros

     Assize of the pots: Item, they ordered that any person who brings a load of pots from the outside for selling inside this city, that they shall pay two white coins for each load; and a white coin for a sack; and for the lot that they carry in their arms, a coin; an two coins for each amphora

2. (historical) tax, imposition or surcharge on sale good
   • 1341, M. J. Portela Silva (ed.), Documentos da catedral de Lugo. Século XIV, doc. 415:

     que de cada carrega de vino que se vender paguen viinte soldos, et la meytat desta sisa que se assi tirar seia para prol do dito conçello, et la otra meytade para nos

     of each load of wine that is sold, they shall pay twenty solidi; and half of this tax so obtained must be for the city council, and the other half for us [the bishop and chapter]

References

• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “sisa”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “sisa”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “sisa”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay sisa, from Sanskrit शेष (śeṣa, “remaining”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsisa]
• Hyphenation: si‧sa

Noun

sisa (plural sisa-sisa)

1. residue, leftover, remains

Derived terms

• bersisa
• menyisai
• menyisakan
• tersisa

Related terms

• sisa asam
• sisa buangan
• sisa purba

Further reading

• “sisa” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Italian

Etymology

Compare Albanian sisë, Serbo-Croatian sȉsa / си̏са. Compare also Italian zizza.

Noun

sisa f (plural sise)

1. (especially central Italy, colloquial) teat, nipple

   Synonym: capezzolo

References

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

Malagasy

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay sisa, from Sanskrit शेष (śeṣa, “remaining”).

Noun

sisa

1. residue, leftover, remains

Malay

Etymology

From Sanskrit शेष (śeṣa, “remaining”).

Pronunciation

• (Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /si.sə/
• (Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /si.sa/
• Rhymes: -isə, -sə
• Rhymes: -a

Noun

sisa (Jawi spelling سيسا, plural sisa-sisa)

1. residue, leftover, remains

Descendants

• Indonesian: sisa
• → Malagasy: sisa

References

• "sisa" in Kamus Dewan, Fourth Edition, Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, →ISBN, 2005.
• “sisa” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Northern Sami

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈsisa/

Adverb

sisa

1. into, inside
2. into among

Derived terms

• sis-

Postposition

sisa

1. into, inside
2. into among

Further reading

• 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

Portuguese

Verb

sisa

1. inflection of sisar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Quechua

Noun

sisa

1. flower, bloom
2. pollen, glue

Declension

Declension of sisa

	singular	plural
nominative	sisa	sisakuna
accusative	sisata	sisakunata
dative	sisaman	sisakunaman
genitive	sisap	sisakunap
locative	sisapi	sisakunapi
terminative	sisakama	sisakunakama
ablative	sisamanta	sisakunamanta
instrumental	sisawan	sisakunawan
comitative	sisantin	sisakunantin
abessive	sisannaq	sisakunannaq
comparative	sisahina	sisakunahina
causative	sisarayku	sisakunarayku
benefactive	sisapaq	sisakunapaq
associative	sisapura	sisakunapura
distributive	sisanka	sisakunanka
exclusive	sisalla	sisakunalla

Possessive forms of sisa

ñuqap - first-person singular ñuqap (my) singular plural nominative sisay sisaykuna accusative sisayta sisaykunata dative sisayman sisaykunaman genitive sisaypa sisaykunap locative sisaypi sisaykunapi terminative sisaykama sisaykunakama ablative sisaymanta sisaykunamanta instrumental sisaywan sisaykunawan comitative sisaynintin sisaykunantin abessive sisayninnaq sisaykunannaq comparative sisayhina sisaykunahina causative sisayrayku sisaykunarayku benefactive sisaypaq sisaykunapaq associative sisaypura sisaykunapura distributive sisayninka sisaykunanka exclusive sisaylla sisaykunalla qampa - second-person singular qampa (your) singular plural nominative sisayki sisaykikuna accusative sisaykita sisaykikunata dative sisaykiman sisaykikunaman genitive sisaykipa sisaykikunap locative sisaykipi sisaykikunapi terminative sisaykikama sisaykikunakama ablative sisaykimanta sisaykikunamanta instrumental sisaykiwan sisaykikunawan comitative sisaykintin sisaykikunantin abessive sisaykinnaq sisaykikunannaq comparative sisaykihina sisaykikunahina causative sisaykirayku sisaykikunarayku benefactive sisaykipaq sisaykikunapaq associative sisaykipura sisaykikunapura distributive sisaykinka sisaykikunanka exclusive sisaykilla sisaykikunalla paypa - third-person singular paypa (his/her/its) singular plural nominative sisan sisankuna accusative sisanta sisankunata dative sisanman sisankunaman genitive sisanpa sisankunap locative sisanpi sisankunapi terminative sisankama sisankunakama ablative sisanmanta sisankunamanta instrumental sisanwan sisankunawan comitative sisanintin sisankunantin abessive sisanninnaq sisankunannaq comparative sisanhina sisankunahina causative sisanrayku sisankunarayku benefactive sisanpaq sisankunapaq associative sisanpura sisankunapura distributive sisaninka sisankunanka exclusive sisanlla sisankunalla ñuqanchikpa - first-person inclusive plural ñuqanchikpa (our(incl)) singular plural nominative sisanchik sisanchikkuna accusative sisanchikta sisanchikkunata dative sisanchikman sisanchikkunaman genitive sisanchikpa sisanchikkunap locative sisanchikpi sisanchikkunapi terminative sisanchikkama sisanchikkunakama ablative sisanchikmanta sisanchikkunamanta instrumental sisanchikwan sisanchikkunawan comitative sisanchiknintin sisanchikkunantin abessive sisanchikninnaq sisanchikkunannaq comparative sisanchikhina sisanchikkunahina causative sisanchikrayku sisanchikkunarayku benefactive sisanchikpaq sisanchikkunapaq associative sisanchikpura sisanchikkunapura distributive sisanchikninka sisanchikkunanka exclusive sisanchiklla sisanchikkunalla ñuqaykup - first-person exclusive plural ñuqaykup (our(excl)) singular plural nominative sisayku sisaykukuna accusative sisaykuta sisaykukunata dative sisaykuman sisaykukunaman genitive sisaykupa sisaykukunap locative sisaykupi sisaykukunapi terminative sisaykukama sisaykukunakama ablative sisaykumanta sisaykukunamanta instrumental sisaykuwan sisaykukunawan comitative sisaykuntin sisaykukunantin abessive sisaykunnaq sisaykukunannaq comparative sisaykuhina sisaykukunahina causative sisaykurayku sisaykukunarayku benefactive sisaykupaq sisaykukunapaq associative sisaykupura sisaykukunapura distributive sisaykunka sisaykukunanka exclusive sisaykulla sisaykukunalla qamkunap - second-person plural qamkunap (your(pl)) singular plural nominative sisaykichik sisaykichikkuna accusative sisaykichikta sisaykichikkunata dative sisaykichikman sisaykichikkunaman genitive sisaykichikpa sisaykichikkunap locative sisaykichikpi sisaykichikkunapi terminative sisaykichikkama sisaykichikkunakama ablative sisaykichikmanta sisaykichikkunamanta instrumental sisaykichikwan sisaykichikkunawan comitative sisaykichiknintin sisaykichikkunantin abessive sisaykichikninnaq sisaykichikkunannaq comparative sisaykichikhina sisaykichikkunahina causative sisaykichikrayku sisaykichikkunarayku benefactive sisaykichikpaq sisaykichikkunapaq associative sisaykichikpura sisaykichikkunapura distributive sisaykichikninka sisaykichikkunanka exclusive sisaykichiklla sisaykichikkunalla paykunap - third-person plural paykunap (their) singular plural nominative sisanku sisankukuna accusative sisankuta sisankukunata dative sisankuman sisankukunaman genitive sisankupa sisankukunap locative sisankupi sisankukunapi terminative sisankukama sisankukunakama ablative sisankumanta sisankukunamanta instrumental sisankuwan sisankukunawan comitative sisankuntin sisankukunantin abessive sisankunnaq sisankukunannaq comparative sisankuhina sisankukunahina causative sisankurayku sisankukunarayku benefactive sisankupaq sisankukunapaq associative sisankupura sisankukunapura distributive sisankunka sisankukunanka exclusive sisankulla sisankukunalla

See also

• sisay

Sakizaya

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /si.ˈsa/, [ɕi.ˈsa]

Conjunction

sisa

1. so; therefore

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sisa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sîsa/

Noun

sȉsa f (Cyrillic spelling си̏са)

1. (vulgar) woman's breast
2. animal teat
3. (slang, vulgar) coward

Declension

Declension of sisa

	singular	plural
nominative	sisa	sise
genitive	sise	sisa
dative	sisi	sisama
accusative	sisu	sise
vocative	siso	sise
locative	sisi	sisama
instrumental	sisom	sisama

Further reading

• “sisa”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsisa/ [ˈsi.sa]
• Rhymes: -isa
• Syllabification: si‧sa

Etymology 1

Noun

sisa f (plural sisas)

1. armhole (in clothing)
2. filching

Etymology 2

Verb

sisa

1. inflection of sisar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “sisa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

From English sister or from Dutch zuster.

Noun

sisa

1. sister

Swazi

Etymology

From si- +‎ umusa.

Noun

sîsá class 7 (plural tîsá class 8)

1. compassion

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Swedish

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Verb

sisa (present sisar, preterite sisade, supine sisat, imperative sisa)

1. hiss, chirp, whistle

Usage notes

Particularly common to describe the mating call of a heather cock.

Conjugation

Conjugation of sisa (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	sisa		—
supine	sisat		—
imperative	sisa		—
imper. plural1	sisen		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	sisar	sisade	—	—
ind. plural1	sisa	sisade	—	—
subjunctive2	sise	sisade	—	—
present participle		sisande
past participle		—

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Derived terms

• sis
• sisning

References

• sisa in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• sisa in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• sisa in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)