syre

See also: Syre, sýre, and -syre

Danish

Noun

syre c (singular definite syren, plural indefinite syrer)

1. (chemistry) acid (generally understood to be a Brønsted-Lowry acid)

   Saltsyre er en stærk syre.

   Hydrochloric acid is a strong acid.

2. (of food) The state of being sour.

   Denne suppe mangler lidt syre.

   This soup needs a little sourness.

Declension

Declension of syre

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	syre	syren	syrer	syrerne
genitive	syres	syrens	syrers	syrernes

Antonyms

• (acid): base

Related terms

• sur, syrlig

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Latin

Adjective

(deprecated template usage) syre

1. vocative masculine singular of syrus

References

• syre in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)

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Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɨrɛ/, [ˈsɨrə]

Adjective

syre

1. inflection of syry:
   1. nominative/accusative singular neuter
   2. nominative/accusative plural

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse sýra.

Noun

syre f or m (definite singular syra or syren, indefinite plural syrer, definite plural syrene)

1. (an) acid

Derived terms

Terms derived from syre

• aminosyre
• benzosyre
• blåsyre
• borsyre
• eddiksyre
• fettsyre
• flussyre

• fosforsyre
• karbamidsyre
• karboksylsyre
• karbonsyre
• kullsyre
• melkesyre, mjølkesyre
• salpetersyre

• saltsyre
• sorbinsyre
• svovelsyre
• syrefast
• syrlig
• urinsyre

References

• “syre” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse sýra

Noun

syre f (definite singular syra, indefinite plural syrer, definite plural syrene)

1. (an) acid

Derived terms

• aminosyre
• benzosyre
• blåsyre
• borsyre
• eddiksyre
• feittsyre
• flussyre
• fosforsyre
• karbamidsyre
• karboksylsyre
• karbonsyre
• mjølkesyre
• salpetersyre
• saltsyre
• sorbinsyre
• svovelsyre
• syrefast
• urinsyre

 

References

• “syre” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsire]

Noun

syre

1. locative singular of syr

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Swedish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsyːˌrɛ/

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

syre n (uncountable)

1. oxygen

Declension

Declension of syre
	Uncountable
	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	syre	syret	—	—
Genitive	syres	syrets	—	—