síra

See also: Appendix:Variations of "sira"

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech síra, from Proto-Slavic *sěra.

Chemical element
S
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Next: chlor (Cl)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈsiːra]
  • Rhymes: -iːra
  • Hyphenation: sí‧ra
  • Homophone: sýra

Noun

síra f (relational adjective sirný or sírový)

  1. sulfur (chemical element)

Declension

Further reading

Icelandic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsiːra/
    Rhymes: -iːra
    Homophone: sýra

Noun

síra m (genitive singular síra, nominative plural sírar)

  1. archaic form of séra

Declension

Declension of síra (masculine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative síra sírann sírar sírarnir
accusative síra sírann síra sírana
dative síra síranum sírum sírunum
genitive síra sírans síra síranna

References

  • Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)
  • Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2025), “síra”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies
  • Mörður Árnason (2019) Íslensk orðabók, 5th edition, Reykjavík: Forlagið

Old Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sěra.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (13th CE) /ˈsiːra/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /ˈsiːra/

Noun

síra f

  1. sulfur (chemical element)

Declension

Descendants

  • Czech: síra

Further reading

Slovak

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sěra.


Chemical element
S
Previous: fosfor (P)
Next: chlór (Cl)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈsiːra]

Noun

síra f

  1. sulfur (a yellow nonmetallic chemical element, symbol S)
  2. (biblical) a symbol of destruction
    ohňom a sírouby fire and sulfur

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

  • síra”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025