șiret

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Romanian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃiˈret/
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Etymology 1

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish شزیت (şerit), from Arabic شَرِيط (šarīṭ).

Noun

șiret n (plural șireturi)

  1. cord
    Synonym: cordon
  2. lace, shoelace, shoestring
Declension

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish شرت (şirret).

Adjective

șiret m or n (feminine singular șireată, masculine plural șireți, feminine and neuter plural șirete)

  1. sly, cunning, shrewd, crafty, artful
    Synonym: șmecher
Declension

Noun

șiret m (plural șireți, feminine equivalent șireată)

  1. a sly or cunning person
Declension