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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)/, [ˈsiːrə(n)]
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  • Hyphenation: sie‧ren
  • Rhymes: -irən

Verb

sieren

  1. (transitive) to adorn, to decorate
    Synonyms: eren, tooien, versieren
  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

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: sier

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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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