сиръ

Old Church Slavonic

Alternative forms

• ⱄⰻⱃⱏ (sirŭ) — Glagolitic

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sirъ.

Adjective

сиръ • (sirŭ) (not comparable)

1. orphaned
2. (figuratively) orphaned (abandoned, lonely)
   • 11th century, Codex Marianus (in Glagolitic), Gospel of John 14:18:

     не оставлѭ васъ сиръ · придѫ къ вамъ ·

     [I will not leave you orphaned; I am coming to you.]

     I will not leave you orphaned; I am coming to you.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

3. (figuratively) empty, deserted
   • 11th century, Retko, Codex Suprasliensis (in Old Cyrillic), page 335, line 22:

     беꙁ мѫжьства· и въ сирѣхъ словесехъ беꙁ оума ѥдинъ·

     bez mǫžĭstva· i vŭ sirěxŭ slovesexŭ bez uma jedinŭ·

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Declension

Short declension of сиръ (hard o/a stem)

	singular			dual			plural
	masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative	сиръ sirŭ	сиро siro	сира sira	сира sira	сирѣ sirě		сири siri	сира sira	сирꙑ siry
genitive	сира sira		сирꙑ siry	сироу siru		сироу siru	сиръ sirŭ		сиръ sirŭ
dative	сироу siru		сирѣ sirě	сирома siroma		сирама sirama	сиромъ siromŭ		сирамъ siramŭ
accusative	сиръ sirŭ	сиро siro	сирѫ sirǫ	сира sira	сирѣ sirě		сирꙑ siry	сира sira	сирꙑ siry
instrumental	сиромь siromĭ		сирѭ sirjǫ	сирома siroma		сирама sirama	сирꙑ siry		сирами sirami
locative	сирѣ sirě		сирѣ sirě	сироу siru		сироу siru	сирѣхъ sirěxŭ		сирахъ siraxŭ
vocative	сиръ sirŭ	сиро siro	сира sira	сира sira	сирѣ sirě		сири siri	сира sira	сирꙑ siry

Long declension of сиръ (hard o/a stem)

	singular			dual			plural
	masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative	сирꙑи siryi	сироѥ siroje	сираꙗ siraja	сираꙗ siraja	сирѣи sirěi		сирии sirii	сираꙗ siraja	сирꙑѩ сирꙑѩ
genitive	сираѥго sirajego		сирꙑѩ сирꙑѩ	сироую siruju		сироую siruju	сирꙑихъ siryixŭ		сирꙑихъ siryixŭ
dative	сироуѥмоу sirujemu		сирѣи sirěi	сирꙑима siryima		сирꙑима siryima	сирꙑимъ siryimŭ		сирꙑимъ siryimŭ
accusative	сирꙑи siryi	сироѥ siroje	сирѫѭ sirǫjǫ	сираꙗ siraja	сирѣи sirěi		сирꙑѩ сирꙑѩ	сираꙗ siraja	сирꙑѩ сирꙑѩ
instrumental	сирꙑимь siryimĭ		сирѭ sirjǫ	сирꙑима siryima		сирꙑима siryima	сирꙑими siryimi		сирꙑими siryimi
locative	сирѣѥмь sirějemĭ		сирѣи sirěi	сироую siruju		сироую siruju	сирꙑихъ siryixŭ		сирꙑихъ siryixŭ
vocative	сирꙑи siryi	сироѥ siroje	сираꙗ siraja	сираꙗ siraja	сирѣи sirěi		сирии sirii	сираꙗ siraja	сирꙑѩ сирꙑѩ

Derived terms

nouns

• сирота f (sirota)
• сиротьство n (sirotĭstvo)

 

References

• “сиръ”, in GORAZD (overall work in Czech, English, and Russian), http://gorazd.org, 2016—2024

Old East Slavic

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sirъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsirʊ/→/ˈsʲirʊ/→/ˈsʲir/

• (ca. 9^th CE) IPA^(key): /ˈsirʊ/
• (ca. 11^th CE) IPA^(key): /ˈsʲirʊ/
• (ca. 13^th CE) IPA^(key): /ˈsʲir/

• Hyphenation: си‧ръ

Adjective

сиръ (sirŭ) (not comparable)

1. orphaned
2. (figuratively) orphaned (abandoned, lonely)
3. (figuratively) empty, deserted

Declension

Short declension of сиръ (hard o/a stem)

	Singular			Dual			Plural
	Masculine	Neuter	Feminine	Masculine	Neuter	Feminine	Masculine	Neuter	Feminine
Nominative	сиръ sirŭ	сиро siro	сира sira	сира sira	сирѣ sirě		сири siri	сира sira	сирꙑ siry
Genitive	сира sira		сирꙑ siry	сиру siru		сиру siru	сиръ sirŭ		сиръ sirŭ
Dative	сиру siru		сирѣ sirě	сирома siroma		сирама sirama	сиромъ siromŭ		сирамъ siramŭ
Accusative	сиръ sirŭ	сиро siro	сирѫ sirǫ	сира sira	сирѣ sirě		сири siri	сира sira	сирꙑ siry
Instrumental	сиръмь sirŭmĭ		сироѭ sirojǫ	сирома siroma		сирама sirama	сирꙑ siry		сирами sirami
Locative	сирѣ sirě		сирѣ sirě	сиру siru		сиру siru	сирѣхъ sirěxŭ		сирахъ siraxŭ

Long declension of сиръ (hard o/a stem)

	Singular			Dual			Plural
	Masculine	Neuter	Feminine	Masculine	Neuter	Feminine	Masculine	Neuter	Feminine
Nominative	сирꙑи siryi	сирое siroe	сираꙗ siraja	сираꙗ siraja	сирѣи sirěi		сирии sirii	сираꙗ siraja	сирꙑѣ siryjě
Genitive	сирого sirogo		сирꙑѣ siryjě	сирую siruju		сирую siruju	сирꙑихъ siryixŭ		сирꙑихъ siryixŭ
Dative	сирому siromu		сирои siroi	сирꙑима siryima		сирꙑима siryima	сирꙑимъ siryimŭ		сирꙑимъ siryimŭ
Accusative	сирꙑи siryi	сирое siroe	сирѫѭ sirǫjǫ	сираꙗ siraja	сирѣи sirěi		сирꙑѣ siryjě	сираꙗ siraja	сирꙑѣ siryjě
Instrumental	сирꙑимь siryimĭ		сироѭ sirojǫ	сирꙑима siryima		сирꙑима siryima	сирꙑими siryimi		сирꙑими siryimi
Locative	сиромь siromĭ		сирои siroi	сирую siruju		сирую siruju	сирꙑихъ siryixŭ		сирꙑихъ siryixŭ

Derived terms

nouns

• сирота f (sirota)

 

Related terms

nouns

• сиротина f (sirotina)
• сиротъка f (sirotŭka)
• сиротьство n (sirotĭstvo)

 

adjectives

• сиротинъ (sirotinŭ)

 

Descendants

• Russian: си́рый (síryj) (archaic)

References

Sreznevsky, Izmail I. (1912) “сирꙑи”, in Матеріалы для Словаря древне-русскаго языка по письменнымъ памятникамъ [Materials for the Dictionary of the Old East Slavic Language Based on Written Monuments]‎^[1] (in Russian), volumes 3 (Р – Ꙗ и дополненія), Saint Petersburg: Department of Russian Language and Literature of the Imperial Academy of Sciences, column 360