Sire

See also: sire, siré, sĭre, síre, síře, şire, šire, and šíře

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French sire, ultimately from Latin.

Pronunciation
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Noun

Sire m (uncountable)

  1. sire, lofty form of address for a ruling Monarch.

Northern Sami

Etymology

From Norwegian Siri and Swedish Siri.

Proper noun

Sire

  1. a female given name
  • Sikká

Further reading
  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
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