Siamese

See also: siamese

English

Etymology

From Siam +‎ -ese.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /saɪ.əˈmiːz/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Adjective

Siamese (comparative more Siamese, superlative most Siamese)

1. Of or relating to Siam; Thai.
   • 1943 July and August, T. Lovatt Williams, “Some Reminiscences of the Footplate—1”, in Railway Magazine, page 235:

     I remember one such occasion when a Siamese pupil had fired the train from Lime Street, and so complimentary were the Chief's remarks on the condition of the fire that we found our young Siamese friend difficult to live with for about a week afterwards!

2. (not comparable) Of a connection of tubes or hoses: shaped like the letter Y.

Derived terms

• Siamese algae-eater (Crossocheilus oblongus)
• Siamese bala shark (Balantiocheilos ambusticauda)
• Siamese barleria (Barleria siamensis)
• Siamese blind snake (Argyrophis siamensis)
• Siamese buffalo
• Siamese carp (Catlocarpio siamensis)
• Siamese cascade frog (Wijayarana melasma)
• Siamese cat
• Siamese crocodile (Crocodylus siamensis)
• Siamese fighting fish (Betta splendens)
• Siamese fireback (Lophura diardi)
• Siamese giant carp (Catlocarpio siamensis)
• Siamese ginger (Alpinia galanga)
• Siamese gourami (Trichopodus pectoralis)
• Siamese green-eyed gecko (Gekko siamensis)
• Siamese hare (Lepus peguensis)
• Siamese jackal (Canis aureus cruesemanni)
• Siamese joint
• Siamese leaf-toed gecko (Dixonius siamensis)
• Siamese mud carp (Henicorhynchus siamensis)
• Siamese palm viper (Craspedocephalus puniceus)
• Siamese partridge (Arborophila cambodiana)
• Siamese pied myna (Gracupica floweri)
• Siamese rhinoceros beetle (Xylotrupes socrates)
• Siamese rock gecko (Cnemaspis siamensis)
• Siamese rosewood (Dalbergia cochinchinensis)
• Siamese Russell's viper (Daboia siamensis)
• Siamese sal (Shorea obtusa)
• Siamese spitting cobra (Naja siamensis)
• Siamese supple skink (Lygosoma siamense)
• Siamese temple turtle (Siebenrockiella crassicollis)
• Siamese tigerfish, Siamese tiger perch (Datnioides pulcher)
• Siamese torrent frog (Wijayarana melasma)
• Siamese twin
• Siamese writhing skink (Lygosoma isodactylum)
• Siamese yellowleaf (Xanthophyllum flavescens)

Translations

Thai

Catalan: siamès Chinese: Mandarin: 暹羅 / 暹罗 (zh) (xiānluó) Danish: siamesisk, thailandsk Finnish: siamilainen (fi) French: siamois (fr) m German: siamesisch (de) Hungarian: sziámi (hu) Italian: siamese m or f Khmer: សៀម (km) (siem) Kurdish: Northern Kurdish: siyamî (ku) m or f Latin: siamensis Manx: Seeamagh Persian: سیامی (fa) (siâmi) Polish: syjamski (pl) Portuguese: siamês (pt) Russian: сиа́мский (ru) (siámskij) Spanish: siamés (es) Swedish: siamesisk (sv) Tagalog: Siyames

Proper noun

Siamese

1. The Thai language.

Translations

Thai language

Chinese: Mandarin: 暹羅語 / 暹罗语 (zh) (xiānluóyǔ) Danish: thailandsk, siamesisk Finnish: siam (fi), siamin kieli German: Siamesisch n Italian: siamese m Khmer: សៀម (km) (siem) Kurdish: Northern Kurdish: siyamî (ku) f Swedish: siamesiska (sv) c Vietnamese: Xiêm

Noun

Siamese (plural Siameses or Siamese)

1. (plural "Siameses") A Siamese cat.
   • 1951, Winifred Martin, Calling All Kittens, Blackie & Son Limited:

     The third kitten said her name was Juno, and that she was a Siamese.

2. (historical, plural "Siamese" or "Siameses") An inhabitant of Siam.
3. (plural "Siameses") A connection of tubes or hoses shaped like a letter Y.

Usage notes

As with other terms for people formed with -ese, the countable singular noun in reference to a person (as in "I am a Siamese", "writing about Siamese cuisine as a Siamese") is uncommon and often taken as grammatically incorrect. In its place, the adjective is used, by itself (as in "I am Siamese") or before a noun like person, man, or woman ("writing about Siamese cuisine as a Siamese person"). See also -ish, which is similarly only primarily used as an adjective or as a plural noun.

Translations

Siamese cat

Dutch: siamees (nl) Finnish: siamilainen (fi), siaminkissa German: Siamkatze f Italian: siamese m or f Japanese: シャム (ja) (Shamu) Khmer: សៀម (km) (siem) Korean: 샴 (syam) Kurdish: Northern Kurdish: siyamî (ku) f Swedish: siames (sv) c, siameskatt c

Siam inhabitant

Danish: siameser c, thailænder c Esperanto: siamano (man or woman), siamanino (woman) Finnish: siamilainen (fi) French: Siamois (fr) m, Siamoise f German: Siamese m, Siamesin f Kurdish: Northern Kurdish: siyamî (ku) m or f

Anagrams

• Amieses

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Adjective

Siamese

1. inflection of Siamees:
   1. masculine/feminine singular attributive
   2. definite neuter singular attributive
   3. plural attributive

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [zi̯aˈmezə]
• Hyphenation: Si‧a‧me‧se

Noun

Siamese m (weak, genitive Siamesen, plural Siamesen, feminine Siamesin)

1. Siamese (An inhabitant of Siam.)

Declension

Declension of Siamese [masculine, weak]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Siamese	die	Siamesen
genitive	eines	des	Siamesen	der	Siamesen
dative	einem	dem	Siamesen	den	Siamesen
accusative	einen	den	Siamesen	die	Siamesen

Further reading

• “Siamese” in Duden online
• “Siamese” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache