Sirene
German (Berlin)
/ˌziˈʀeːnə/
noun
Definitions
- siren (noisemaker)
- siren (mythology)
- (uncommon) sirenian
- (obsolete) (alternative form of) Syringe
Etymology
Inherited from Middle High German sirēne derived from Latin Sirēn borrowed from French sirène derived from Latin sȳrinx.
Origin
Latin
sȳrinx
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- syringa English
- syrinx English
- syrinks Finnish
- syrinx Finnish
- Sirēn Latin
- Sīrēn Latin
- siren Latin
- sirena Latin
- sirēna Latin
- syringa Latin
- sȳrinx Latin
- szirén Hungarian
- szirének Hungarian
- sering Dutch, Flemish
- syrinx Dutch, Flemish
- serin French
- seringa French
- sirène French
- сирень Russian
- Σειρήν Ancient Greek
- σῦριγξ Ancient Greek
- syrena Polish
- sirēne Middle High German
- sereine Middle French