Siren
Translingual
Proper noun
Siren f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Sirenidae – the sirens, species of salamander.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Tetrapoda - superclass; Amphibia - class; Lissamphibia - subclass; Caudata - order; Sirenoidea - suborder; Sirenidae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Siren lacertina - type species; Siren intermedia - only other extant species
References
''Siren'' (genus) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
''Siren'' on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
''Siren'' on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
English
Etymology
The name was intended to be Syren, from Swedish syren (“lilac”), but this was "corrected" by the US Post Office to Siren, who thought the name applied for was a misspelling.
Proper noun
Siren
- A village, the county seat of Burnett County, Wisconsin, United States.
- A town in Burnett County, Wisconsin, United States, surrounding the village of the same name.
Finnish
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsireːn/, [ˈs̠ire̞ːn]
- Syllabification(key): Si‧ren
Declension
| Inflection of Siren (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Siren | Sirenit | |
| genitive | Sirenin | Sirenien | |
| partitive | Sireniä | Sirenejä | |
| illative | Sireniin | Sireneihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | Siren | Sirenit | |
| accusative | nom. | Siren | Sirenit |
| gen. | Sirenin | ||
| genitive | Sirenin | Sirenien | |
| partitive | Sireniä | Sirenejä | |
| inessive | Sirenissä | Sireneissä | |
| elative | Sirenistä | Sireneistä | |
| illative | Sireniin | Sireneihin | |
| adessive | Sirenillä | Sireneillä | |
| ablative | Sireniltä | Sireneiltä | |
| allative | Sirenille | Sireneille | |
| essive | Sireninä | Sireneinä | |
| translative | Sireniksi | Sireneiksi | |
| instructive | — | Sirenein | |
| abessive | Sirenittä | Sireneittä | |
| comitative | — | Sireneineen | |
| Possessive forms of Siren (type risti) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | Sirenini | Sirenimme |
| 2nd person | Sirenisi | Sireninne |
| 3rd person | Sireninsä | |
Latin
Alternative forms
- Sirena
- Siredones
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Σειρήν (Seirḗn).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈsiː.reːn/, [ˈs̠iːreːn]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈsi.ren/, [ˈsiːren]
Noun
Sīrēn f (genitive Sīrēnis); third declension
Usage notes
- Mainly used in the plural form Sīrēnēs (“Sirens”), Ancient Greek Σειρῆνες (Seirênes).
Declension
Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | Sīrēn | Sīrēnēs |
| Genitive | Sīrēnis | Sīrēnum |
| Dative | Sīrēnī | Sīrēnibus |
| Accusative | Sīrēnem | Sīrēnēs |
| Ablative | Sīrēne | Sīrēnibus |
| Vocative | Sīrēn | Sīrēnēs |
Derived terms
- Sīrēnaeus (“Siren-”)
- Sīrēnis, Sīrēnidis (“of the Sirens”)
- Sīrēnius (“of or pertaining to the Sirens, Siren-”)
Descendants
See also
- semipuella
References
- “Siren”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “Siren”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- Siren in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
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