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siv

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See also: Siv, SIV, сив, and шив

Translingual

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Symbol

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siv

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Sumariup.

See also

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Danish

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Danish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /siːv/, [siːˀw], [siwˀ]

Etymology 1

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From Old Norse sef (“rush”), whence also dialectal English seave.

Noun

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siv n (singular definite sivet, plural indefinite siv)

  1. rush, any plant of several species of the genus Juncus

Declension

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Declension of siv
neuter
gender 		singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative siv sivet siv sivene
genitive sivs sivets sivs sivenes

Etymology 2

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See sive (“to seep, ooze, tricle”).

Verb

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siv

  1. imperative of sive

References

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Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sivъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *śī́ˀwas.

Adjective

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sȋv (Cyrillic spelling си̑в, definite sȋvī, comparative sȉvljī)

  1. grey (of grey colour)

Declension

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positive indefinite forms
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative siv siva sivo
genitive siva sive siva
dative sivu sivoj sivu
accusative inanimate
animate 		siv
siva 		sivu sivo
vocative siv siva sivo
locative sivu sivoj sivu
instrumental sivim sivom sivim
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative sivi sive siva
genitive sivih sivih sivih
dative sivim(a) sivim(a) sivim(a)
accusative sive sive siva
vocative sivi sive siva
locative sivim(a) sivim(a) sivim(a)
instrumental sivim(a) sivim(a) sivim(a)
positive definite forms
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative sivi siva sivo
genitive sivog(a) sive sivog(a)
dative sivom(u/e) sivoj sivom(u/e)
accusative inanimate
animate 		sivi
sivog(a) 		sivu sivo
vocative sivi siva sivo
locative sivom(e/u) sivoj sivom(e/u)
instrumental sivim sivom sivim
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative sivi sive siva
genitive sivih sivih sivih
dative sivim(a) sivim(a) sivim(a)
accusative sive sive siva
vocative sivi sive siva
locative sivim(a) sivim(a) sivim(a)
instrumental sivim(a) sivim(a) sivim(a)
comparative forms
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative sivlji sivlja sivlje
genitive sivljeg(a) sivlje sivljeg(a)
dative sivljem(u) sivljoj sivljem(u)
accusative inanimate
animate 		sivlji
sivljeg(a) 		sivlju sivlje
vocative sivlji sivlja sivlje
locative sivljem(u) sivljoj sivljem(u)
instrumental sivljim sivljom sivljim
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative sivlji sivlje sivlja
genitive sivljih sivljih sivljih
dative sivljim(a) sivljim(a) sivljim(a)
accusative sivlje sivlje sivlja
vocative sivlji sivlje sivlja
locative sivljim(a) sivljim(a) sivljim(a)
instrumental sivljim(a) sivljim(a) sivljim(a)
superlative forms
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative najsivlji najsivlja najsivlje
genitive najsivljeg(a) najsivlje najsivljeg(a)
dative najsivljem(u) najsivljoj najsivljem(u)
accusative inanimate
animate 		najsivlji
najsivljeg(a) 		najsivlju najsivlje
vocative najsivlji najsivlja najsivlje
locative najsivljem(u) najsivljoj najsivljem(u)
instrumental najsivljim najsivljom najsivljim
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative najsivlji najsivlje najsivlja
genitive najsivljih najsivljih najsivljih
dative najsivljim(a) najsivljim(a) najsivljim(a)
accusative najsivlje najsivlje najsivlja
vocative najsivlji najsivlje najsivlja
locative najsivljim(a) najsivljim(a) najsivljim(a)
instrumental najsivljim(a) najsivljim(a) najsivljim(a)

Derived terms

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See also

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Colors in Serbo-Croatian · boje / боје (layout · text)
     bijel / бијел, beo / бео      siv / сив, sinji / сињи      crn / црн
             crven / црвен, rumen / румен              narandžast / наранџаст, narančast / наранчаст; smeđ / смеђ, braon / браон              žut / жут; žut / жут
             zelen / зелен              zelen / зелен             
             tirkizan / тиркизан, cijan / цијан; tirkizan / тиркизан              plav / плав              modar / модар
             ljubičast / љубичаст; modar / модар, indigo / индиго              ljubičast / љубичаст, magenta / магента; ljubičast / љубичаст              ružičast / ружичаст, roza / роза

Further reading

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  • “siv”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026

Slovene

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Etymology

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From Proto-Slavic *sivъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *śī́ˀwas. First attested in the 16th century.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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sȋv (comparative bȍlj sȋv, superlative nȁjbolj sȋv)

  1. grey (colour)

Declension

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Hard
masculine feminine neuter
nom. sing. sív síva sívo
singular
masculine feminine neuter
nominative sív ind
sívi def 		síva sívo
genitive sívega síve sívega
dative sívemu sívi sívemu
accusative nominativeinan or
genitiveanim 		sívo sívo
locative sívem sívi sívem
instrumental sívim sívo sívim
dual
masculine feminine neuter
nominative síva sívi sívi
genitive sívih sívih sívih
dative sívima sívima sívima
accusative síva sívi sívi
locative sívih sívih sívih
instrumental sívima sívima sívima
plural
masculine feminine neuter
nominative sívi síve síva
genitive sívih sívih sívih
dative sívim sívim sívim
accusative síve síve síva
locative sívih sívih sívih
instrumental sívimi sívimi sívimi

This adjective needs an inflection-table template.

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Colors in Slovene · barve (layout · text)
     bela      siva      črna
             rdeča; škrlatna              oranžna; rjava              rumena; krem
             svetlozelena, limeta              zelena             
             sinja, cian; turkizna              azurna              modra
             vijolična; indigo              magenta, fuksija; vijolična, lila              roza, rožnata

Further reading

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  • “siv”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
  • “siv”, in Termania, Amebis
  • See also the general references

White Hmong

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Considered native Hmongic by Ratliff, though no reconstructed proto-form is given.[1] Related to Chinese 絲／丝 (sī, “silk; thread”)? Is sev (“apron”) connected?”

Noun

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siv (classifier: txoj)

  1. a sash, belt, band
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  • siv ceeb (“the variegated headband traditionally worn by Hmong women”)
  • tw siv (“the embroidered ends on a Hmong woman's apron sash; the tail of a belt”)

Etymology 2

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This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Probably borrowed from Chinese 使 (shǐ, “to use”).”

Verb

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siv

  1. to use, make use of
    Yuav ua li cas siv? ― How do you use it?
    Kuv tsis txawj siv. ― I don't know how to use (it).
  2. to apply
  3. to spend

References

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  • Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979), White Hmong — English Dictionary‎[1], SEAP Publications, →ISBN, page 295.
  1. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20101031002604/http://wold.livingsources.org/vocabulary/25
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