Sirene

See also: sirene, sirène, and širene

German

Alternative forms
  • Syrene
  • (lilac): Zirene, Zyrene

Etymology

In the mythological sense from Middle High German sirēne, from Latin Sirēn, in the acoustical sense from French sirène, in the botanical sense confused from Syringe from Latin sȳrinx which was before the introduction of the lilac to Europe in the 16th century the name of the plant now called Pfeifenstrauch (sweet mock orange, Philadelphus coronarius). Dutch sering developed likely simultaneously due to the fact that the plant was sent from Turkey to Germany and the Netherlands at the same time, whereas the Scandinavian words passed from likely Lübeck.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌziˈʁeːnə/
  • IPA(key): /ˌsiˈʁeːnɛ/ (Austria)
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Noun

Sirene f (genitive Sirene, plural Sirenen)

  1. siren (noisemaker)
  2. siren (mythology)
  3. (uncommon) sirenian
  4. (obsolete, Central Germany) alternative form of Syringe (“lilac”)

Declension
Declension of Sirene [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Sirene die Sirenen
genitive einer der Sirene der Sirenen
dative einer der Sirene den Sirenen
accusative eine die Sirene die Sirenen

Proper noun

Sirene f (proper noun, genitive Sirene)

  1. Sirene 1009 (asteroid)

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