Siria

See also: siria, síria, sirià, and Síria

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin Syria, from Ancient Greek Συρία (Suría).

Proper noun

Siria f

  1. Syria (a country in West Asia in the Middle East)
  • siriu

Central Nahuatl

Proper noun

Siria

  1. Syria (a country in West Asia in the Middle East)

Galician

Etymology

  • Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Siria, a learned borrowing from Latin Syria, borrowed from Ancient Greek Σῠρῐ́ᾱ (Sŭrĭ́ā), from Σῠ́ρος (Sŭ́ros) + -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈsiɾja/ [ˈs̺i.ɾjɐ]
    • Rhymes: -iɾja
    • Hyphenation: Si‧ria
    • Homophone: siria

    Proper noun

    Siria f

    1. Syria (a country in West Asia in the Middle East)

    Hunsrik

    Alternative forms

    Etymology

  • Unadapted borrowing from Portuguese Síria.[1] Doublet of Sirje.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈsiːria/
    • Rhymes: -iːria
    • Syllabification: Si‧ri‧a

    Proper noun

    Siria n

    1. Syria (a country in West Asia in the Middle East)
    • Sirer
    • sirisch

    See also

    References

    1. ^ Boll, Piter Kehoma (2021), “Siria”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português, 3rd edition (overall work in Portuguese), Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch, page 152, column 1

    Iban

    Etymology

    Borrowed from English Syria.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /siria/

    Proper noun

    Siria

    1. Syria (a country in West Asia in the Middle East)

    Adjective

    Siria

    1. Syrian

    Irish

    Etymology

    From Latin Syria, from Ancient Greek Συρία (Suría).

    Proper noun

    An tSiria f (genitive na Siria)

    1. Syria (a country in West Asia in the Middle East)

    Declension

    Declension of Siria (fourth declension, no plural)
    bare forms
    singular
    nominative Siria
    vocative a Shiria
    genitive Siria
    dative Siria
    forms with the definite article
    singular
    nominative an tSiria
    genitive na Siria
    dative leis an tSiria
    don tSiria

    Derived terms

    Mutation

    Mutated forms of Siria
    radical lenition eclipsis
    Siria Shiria
    after an, tSiria
    not applicable

    Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
    All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

    Further reading

    • Syria”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
    • Siria”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
    • tSiria”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025

    Italian

    Etymology

    From Latin Syria, from Ancient Greek Συρία (Suría).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈsi.rja/
    • Rhymes: -irja
    • Hyphenation: Sì‧ria

    Proper noun

    Siria f

    1. Syria (a country in West Asia in the Middle East)

    Anagrams

    Old Galician-Portuguese

    Alternative forms

    Etymology

  • Learned borrowing from Latin Syria, borrowed from Ancient Greek Σῠρῐ́ᾱ (Sŭrĭ́ā), from Σῠ́ρος (Sŭ́ros) + -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā).

    Proper noun

    Siria f

    1. (historical) Syria (a region in West Asia extending from modern-day southeast Turkey to the north, the Euphrates and Arabian Desert to the east, the Sinai Peninsula to the south, and the Mediterranean sea to the west; Greater Syria)
    2. (historical) Syria (an ancient Roman province between 64 BCE and 135 CE)
    • syrio

    Descendants

    • Fala: Siria
    • Galician: Siria
    • Portuguese: Síria, Syria (pre-standardization spelling)

    References

    Romanian

    Etymology

    From Latin Syria, from Ancient Greek Συρία (Suría).

    Pronunciation

    • Audio:(file)

    Proper noun

    Siria f

    1. Syria (a country in West Asia in the Middle East)

    Spanish

    Etymology

    From Latin Syria, from Ancient Greek Συρία (Suría).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈsiɾja/ [ˈsi.ɾja]
    • Audio:(file)
    • Rhymes: -iɾja
    • Syllabification: Si‧ria

    Proper noun

    Siria f

    1. Syria (a country in West Asia in the Middle East)

    Swahili

    Etymology

    From English Syria.

    Pronunciation

    Proper noun

    Siria

    1. Syria (a country in West Asia in the Middle East)
      Synonym: Shamu (proscribed)

    Derived terms

    Yoruba

    Etymology

    Borrowed from English Syria.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /sí.ɾí.à/

    Proper noun

    Síríà

    1. Syria (a country in West Asia in the Middle East)