sieren

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Dutch

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Dutch cieren, tsieren, sieren, borrowed from Middle High German zieren. Cognate with German zieren and the inherited form tieren.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsirə(n)/,
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  • Hyphenation: sie‧ren
  • Rhymes: -irən

Verb

sieren

  1. (transitive) to adorn, to decorate
  2. (transitive) to befit, to be appropriate for
    Het boetekleed siert de mens.
    It is appropriate for a human to do penance for wrongdoing.
  3. (transitive) to be nice of, to be decent of
    Dat siert u.
    That is nice of you.

Conjugation

Conjugation of sieren (weak)
infinitive sieren
past singular sierde
past participle gesierd
infinitive sieren
gerund sieren n
present tense past tense
1st person singular sier sierde
2nd person sing. (jij) siert, sier2 sierde
2nd person sing. (u) siert sierde
2nd person sing. (gij) siert sierde
3rd person singular siert sierde
plural sieren sierden
subjunctive sing.1 siere sierde
subjunctive plur.1 sieren sierden
imperative sing. sier
imperative plur.1 siert
participles sierend gesierd
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: sier

Anagrams

German

Pronoun

sieren

  1. inflection of sierer:
    1. accusative masculine singular
    2. dative plural

Determiner

sieren

  1. inflection of sier:
    1. accusative masculine singular
    2. dative plural
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