sider
See also: -sider
English
Noun
sider (plural siders)
- One who takes a side.
- 1644, Robert Ram, The Souldiers Catechisme:
- enemies of God and our Religion, and siders with Antichrist
Maltese
Root |
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s-d-r |
3 terms |
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsɪ.dɛr/
Noun
Usage notes
- The use for “breasts” exists also in English chest, but it is more common and less euphemistic in Maltese. Compare e.g. kanċer tas-sider (“breast cancer”).
Inflection
Inflected forms | |||
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Personal-pronoun- including forms |
singular | plural | |
m | f | ||
1st person | sidri | sidirna | |
2nd person | sidrek | sidirkom | |
3rd person | sidru | sidirha | sidirhom |
See also
Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old French cisdre, sidre, from Medieval Latin sīcera, from Ancient Greek σίκερα (síkera), from Hebrew שֵׁכָר (šēḵār). Doublet of ciser.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsiːdrə/, /ˈsiːdər/
Noun
sider (uncountable)
- Hard cider or an analogous beverage made of other fruits.
- Any alcoholic beverage of great strength and potency.
Descendants
References
- “sīder, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-04-21.
Norwegian Bokmål
Norwegian Nynorsk
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²siːɛr/
Etymology 2
From French cidre, from Latin sicera, from Ancient Greek σίκερα (síkera, “fermented liquor, strong drink”), of Semitic origin.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsiːdɛr/
Noun
sider m (definite singular sideren, indefinite plural sidrar, definite plural sidrane)
- cider (alcoholic beverage)
References
- “sider” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
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