sereia

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

Portuguese

Portuguese Wikipedia has an article on:

sereia

sereia

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese serẽa, from Late Latin sirēna, from Latin Sīrēn (“siren”), from Ancient Greek Σειρήν (Seirḗn).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /seˈɾej.ɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /seˈɾej.a/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɨˈɾɐj.ɐ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɨˈɾej.ɐ/
- (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɨˈɾej.ɐ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɨˈɾe.ɐ/

Hyphenation: se‧rei‧a

Noun

sereia f (plural sereias, masculine sereio, masculine plural sereios)

mermaid (mythological woman with a fish's tail)
(figurative) an attractive woman
Synonyms: gostosa, mulherão

Related terms

Wikious

Boobota

Sagapedia