siringa
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Medieval Latin syringa, from Ancient Greek σῦριγξ (sûrinx, “pipe, syrinx”). Doublet of xeringa.
Pronunciation
Noun
siringa f (plural siringues)
- (music) syrinx
- Synonym: flauta de Pan
- (botany) rubber tree
- Synonyms: arbre del cautxú, hevea
- (medicine) anal fistula
- Synonym: fístula anal
Further reading
- “siringa”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
- “siringa”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025.
- “siringa” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /siˈrin.ɡa/
- Rhymes: -inɡa
- Hyphenation: si‧rìn‧ga
Etymology 1
From Medieval Latin syringa, from Ancient Greek σῦριγξ (sûrinx, “pipe, syrinx”).
Noun
siringa f (plural siringhe)
- syringe
- piping bag, forcing bag
- syrinx, panpipe
Alternative forms
- sciringa, scilinga (obsolete)
Descendants
- → Armenian: (Constantinople) շիլինկա (šilinka), (Van) շիրինգա (širinga)
- → Ottoman Turkish: شرنغه (şırınga), شرنغا (şırınga), شرنقه (şırınka), شرینغه (şırınga)
- Turkish: şırınga
Further reading
- siringa in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
siringa
- inflection of siringare:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Anagrams
Maltese
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian siringa, from Latin syrinx, from Ancient Greek σῦριγξ (sûrinx).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sɪˈrɪn.ɡa/
Noun
siringa f (plural siringi)
See also
Piedmontese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /siˈriŋɡa/
Noun
siringa f (plural siringhe)