siro

See also: Siro and síro

Alangan

Pronoun

siro

1. they

Esperanto

Etymology

From French sire, English sire. Doublet of senjoro and sinjoro.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsiro/
• Rhymes: -iro
• Hyphenation: si‧ro

Noun

siro (accusative singular siron, plural siroj, accusative plural sirojn)

1. (honorific) sire

Related terms

• monsinjoro

Finnish

Etymology

Likely derived from sirota, possibly as a back-derivation, and/or influenced by sirkeä.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsiro/, [ˈs̠iro̞]
• Rhymes: -iro
• Syllabification^(key): si‧ro
• Hyphenation^(key): si‧ro

Adjective

siro (comparative sirompi, superlative siroin)

1. petite (fairly short and of slim build)
2. graceful, delicate
3. slender

Declension

Inflection of siro (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		siro	sirot
genitive		siron	sirojen
partitive		siroa	siroja
illative		siroon	siroihin
		singular	plural
nominative		siro	sirot
accusative	nom.	siro	sirot
	gen.	siron
genitive		siron	sirojen
partitive		siroa	siroja
inessive		sirossa	siroissa
elative		sirosta	siroista
illative		siroon	siroihin
adessive		sirolla	siroilla
ablative		sirolta	siroilta
allative		sirolle	siroille
essive		sirona	siroina
translative		siroksi	siroiksi
abessive		sirotta	siroitta
instructive		—	siroin
comitative		—	siroine

Possessive forms of siro (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative sironi sironi accusative nom. sironi sironi gen. sironi genitive sironi sirojeni partitive siroani sirojani inessive sirossani siroissani elative sirostani siroistani illative sirooni siroihini adessive sirollani siroillani ablative siroltani siroiltani allative sirolleni siroilleni essive sironani siroinani translative sirokseni siroikseni abessive sirottani siroittani instructive — — comitative — siroineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative sirosi sirosi accusative nom. sirosi sirosi gen. sirosi genitive sirosi sirojesi partitive siroasi sirojasi inessive sirossasi siroissasi elative sirostasi siroistasi illative siroosi siroihisi adessive sirollasi siroillasi ablative siroltasi siroiltasi allative sirollesi siroillesi essive sironasi siroinasi translative siroksesi siroiksesi abessive sirottasi siroittasi instructive — — comitative — siroinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative siromme siromme accusative nom. siromme siromme gen. siromme genitive siromme sirojemme partitive siroamme sirojamme inessive sirossamme siroissamme elative sirostamme siroistamme illative siroomme siroihimme adessive sirollamme siroillamme ablative siroltamme siroiltamme allative sirollemme siroillemme essive sironamme siroinamme translative siroksemme siroiksemme abessive sirottamme siroittamme instructive — — comitative — siroinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative sironne sironne accusative nom. sironne sironne gen. sironne genitive sironne sirojenne partitive siroanne sirojanne inessive sirossanne siroissanne elative sirostanne siroistanne illative siroonne siroihinne adessive sirollanne siroillanne ablative siroltanne siroiltanne allative sirollenne siroillenne essive sironanne siroinanne translative siroksenne siroiksenne abessive sirottanne siroittanne instructive — — comitative — siroinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative sironsa sironsa accusative nom. sironsa sironsa gen. sironsa genitive sironsa sirojensa partitive siroaan siroansa sirojaan sirojansa inessive sirossaan sirossansa siroissaan siroissansa elative sirostaan sirostansa siroistaan siroistansa illative siroonsa siroihinsa adessive sirollaan sirollansa siroillaan siroillansa ablative siroltaan siroltansa siroiltaan siroiltansa allative sirolleen sirollensa siroilleen siroillensa essive sironaan sironansa siroinaan siroinansa translative sirokseen siroksensa siroikseen siroiksensa abessive sirottaan sirottansa siroittaan siroittansa instructive — — comitative — siroineen siroinensa

Derived terms

• sirostella
• sirosti
• sirous

compounds

• amerikansirohaukka
• siroherkkusieni
• siroliikkeinen
• siromuotoinen
• siropiirteinen
• sirorakenteinen

See also

• sirotella, sirottaa

Further reading

• “siro”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023

Anagrams

• orsi, riso, sori

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀲𑀺𑀭𑁄 (Brahmi script)
• सिरो (Devanagari script)
• সিরো (Bengali script)
• සිරො (Sinhalese script)
• သိရော or သိရေႃ (Burmese script)
• สิโร (Thai script)
• ᩈᩥᩁᩮᩣ (Tai Tham script)
• ສິໂຣ (Lao script)
• សិរោ (Khmer script)
• 𑄥𑄨𑄢𑄮 (Chakma script)

Noun

siro

1. nominative/vocative/accusative singular of siras

Ughele

Verb

siro

1. to chase

References

• Benedicte Haraldstad Frostad (2012). The Grammar of Nouns and Verbs in Whitesands, an Oceanic Language of Southern Vanuatu.