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Webster 1913 Edition
Sir
Sir
,Noun.
[OE.
sire
, F. sire
, contr. from the nominative L. senior
an elder, elderly person, compar. of senex
,senis
, an aged person; akin to Gr. [GREEK][GREEK][GREEK] old, Skr. sana
, Goth. sineigs
old, sinista
eldest, Ir. & Gael. sean
old, W. hen
. Cf. Seignior
, Senate
, Seneschal
, Senior
, Senor
, Signor
, Sire
, Sirrah
.] 1.
A man of social authority and dignity; a lord; a master; a gentleman; – in this sense usually spelled sire.
[Obs.]
He was crowned lord and
sire
. Gower.
In the election of a
sir
so rare. Shakespeare
2.
A title prefixed to the Christian name of a knight or a baronet.
Sir
Horace Vere, his brother, was the principal in the active part. Bacon.
3.
An English rendering of the LAtin Dominus, the academical title of a bachelor of arts; – formerly colloquially, and sometimes contemptuously, applied to the clergy.
Nares.
Instead of a faithful and painful teacher, they hire a
Sir
John, which hath better skill in playing at tables, or in keeping of a garden, than in God’s word. Latimer.
4.
A respectful title, used in addressing a man, without being prefixed to his name; – used especially in speaking to elders or superiors; sometimes, also, used in the way of emphatic formality.
“What's that to you, sir?” Sheridan.
☞ Anciently, this title, was often used when a person was addressed as a man holding a certain office, or following a certain business. “Sir man of law.” “Sir parish priest.”
Chaucer.
Sir reverance
. See under
Reverence
, Noun.
Webster 1828 Edition
Sir
SIR
,Noun.
1.
A word or respect used in addresses to men, as madam is in addresses to women. It signifies properly lord, corresponding to dominus in Latin, in Spanish, and herr in German. It is used in the singular or plural. Speak on, sir. But sirs, be sudden in the execution.2.
The title of a knight or baronet; as Sir Horace Vere.3.
It is used by Shakespeare for man. In the election of a sir so rare. [Not in use.]4.
In American colleges, the title of a master of arts.5.
It is prefixed to loin, in sirloin; as a sirloin of beef. This practice is said to have originated in the knighting of a loin of beef by one of the English kings in a fit of good humor.6.
Formerly the title or a priest.Definition 2024
sír
sír
Hungarian
Noun
sír (plural sírok)
Declension
| Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | sír | sírok |
| accusative | sírt | sírokat |
| dative | sírnak | síroknak |
| instrumental | sírral | sírokkal |
| causal-final | sírért | sírokért |
| translative | sírrá | sírokká |
| terminative | sírig | sírokig |
| essive-formal | sírként | sírokként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | sírban | sírokban |
| superessive | síron | sírokon |
| adessive | sírnál | síroknál |
| illative | sírba | sírokba |
| sublative | sírra | sírokra |
| allative | sírhoz | sírokhoz |
| elative | sírból | sírokból |
| delative | sírról | sírokról |
| ablative | sírtól | síroktól |
| Possessive forms of sír | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
| 1st person sing. | sírom | sírjaim |
| 2nd person sing. | sírod | sírjaid |
| 3rd person sing. | sírja | sírjai |
| 1st person plural | sírunk | sírjaink |
| 2nd person plural | sírotok | sírjaitok |
| 3rd person plural | sírjuk | sírjaik |
Derived terms
(Compound words):
(Expressions):
Etymology 2
An onomatopoeia.[2]
Verb
sír
- to cry
- örömkönnyeket sír - to cry tears of joy
Conjugation
conjugation of sír
| Infinitive | sírni | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Past participle | sírt | |||||||
| Present participle | síró | |||||||
| Future participle | - | |||||||
| Adverbial participle | sírva | |||||||
| Potential | sírhat | |||||||
| 1st person sg | 2nd person sg informal | 3rd person sg, 2nd person sg formal |
1st person pl | 2nd person pl informal | 3rd person pl, 2nd person pl formal |
|||
| Indicative Mood | Present | Indefinite | sírok | sírsz | sír | sírunk | sírtok | sírnak |
| Definite | intransitive verb, definite forms are not used | |||||||
| Past | Indefinite | sírtam | sírtál | sírt | sírtunk | sírtatok | sírtak | |
| Definite | - | |||||||
| Conditional Mood | Present | Indefinite | sírnék | sírnál | sírna | sírnánk | sírnátok | sírnának |
| Definite | - | |||||||
| Subjunctive Mood | Present | Indefinite | sírjak | sírj or sírjál |
sírjon | sírjunk | sírjatok | sírjanak |
| Definite | - | |||||||
| Conjugated Infinitive | sírnom | sírnod | sírnia | sírnunk | sírnotok | sírniuk | ||
References
- ↑ Entry #110 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Research Institute for Linguistics, Hungarian Academy of Sciences.
- ↑ Gábor Zaicz, Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete, Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, ISBN 963 7094 01 6
Old Irish
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *sīros (“long”) (compare Welsh hir, Breton hir, and Cornish hyr).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sʲiːr/
Adjective
sír
Synonyms
Descendants
Mutation
| Old Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| sír | ṡír | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- “sír” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.