Sirene

See also: sirene, sirène, and širene

German

Alternative forms
  • Syrene
  • (lilac): Zirene, Zyrene

Etymology

In the mythological sense from Middle High German sirēne, from Latin Sirēn, in the acoustical sense from French sirène, in the botanical sense confused from Syringe from Latin sȳrinx which was before the introduction of the lilac to Europe in the 16th century the name of the plant now called Pfeifenstrauch (sweet mock orange, Philadelphus coronarius). Dutch sering developed likely simultaneously due to the fact that the plant was sent from Turkey to Germany and the Netherlands at the same time, whereas the Scandinavian words passed from likely Lübeck.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌziˈʁeːnə/
  • IPA(key): /ˌsiˈʁeːnɛ/ (Austria)
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Noun

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

  1. siren (noisemaker)
  2. siren (mythology)
  3. (uncommon) sirenian
  4. (obsolete, central Germany) alternative form of Syringe (“lilac”)

Declension

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Proper noun

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

  1. Sirene 1009 (asteroid)

Further reading
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