síra

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word síra. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word síra, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say síra in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word síra you have here. The definition of the word síra will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofsíra, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Czech

Czech Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia cs

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)

  1. sulfur (chemical element)

Declension

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)

  1. (archaic) reverend (title of priests)
  2. sire

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

  • IPA(key): (13th CE) /ˈsiːra/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /ˈsiːra/

Noun

síra f

  1. sulfur (chemical element)

Declension

Descendants

  • Czech: síra

Further reading

Slovak

Slovak Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia sk

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)

  1. sulfur (a yellow nonmetallic chemical element, symbol S)
  2. (biblical) a symbol of destruction
    ohňom a sírouby fire and sulfur

Declension

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