síra
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This table shows the most common forms around the 13th century.
See also Appendix:Old Czech nouns and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.
See also: Appendix:Variations of "sira"
Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech síra, from Proto-Slavic *sěra.
| Chemical element | |
|---|---|
| S | |
| Previous: fosfor (P) | |
| Next: chlor (Cl) | |
Pronunciation
Noun
síra f (related adjective sirný or sírový)
- sulfur (chemical element)
Declension
Related terms
Further reading
- “síra”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “síra”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “síra”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)
Icelandic
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Noun
síra m (genitive singular síra, nominative plural sírar)
Declension
| Declension of síra | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| m-w1a | singular | plural | ||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | síra | sírann | sírar | sírarnir |
| accusative | síra | sírann | síra | sírana |
| dative | síra | síranum | sírum | sírunum |
| genitive | síra | sírans | síra | síranna |
Old Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sěra.
Pronunciation
Noun
síra f
- sulfur (chemical element)
Declension
Declension of síra (hard a-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | síra | sířě | síry |
| genitive | síry | sírú | sír |
| dative | sířě | sírama | sírám |
| accusative | síru | sířě | síry |
| vocative | síro | sířě | síry |
| locative | sířě | sírú | sírách |
| instrumental | sírú | sírama | sírami |
See also Appendix:Old Czech nouns and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.
Descendants
- Czech: síra
Further reading
- Jan Gebauer (1903–1916) “síra”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění
Slovak
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sěra.
| Chemical element | |
|---|---|
| S | |
| Previous: fosfor (P) | |
| Next: chlór (Cl) | |
Pronunciation
Noun
síra f (genitive singular síry, declension pattern of žena)
- sulfur (a yellow nonmetallic chemical element, symbol S)
- (biblical) a symbol of destruction
- ohňom a sírou ― by fire and sulfur
Declension
Declension of síra
Derived terms
Further reading
- “síra”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024