syren

English

Noun

syren (plural syrens)

  1. Obsolete form of siren.
    • 1874, John Tyndall, On the Atmosphere as a Vehicle of Sound, page 221:
      On many other days we had illustrations of the varying comparative power of the syren and the guns.

Anagrams

Danish

Noun

syren

  1. definite singular of syre

Noun

syren c (singular definite syrenen, plural indefinite syrener)

  1. lilac (flower)

Declension

Declension of syren
common
gender 		singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative syren syrenen syrener syrenerne
genitive syrens syrenens syreners syrenernes

References

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Noun

syren m

  1. definite masculine singular of syre

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɘ.rɛn/
  • Rhymes: -ɘrɛn
  • Syllabification: sy‧ren

Noun

syren f

  1. genitive plural of syrena

Swedish

Etymology

Derived from Latin syringa, from syrinx, from Ancient Greek σῦριγξ (sûrinx), likely due to the hollow branches of the plant. Cognate of Danish syren.

Noun

syren c

  1. lilac, in particular Syringa vulgaris

Declension

Declension of syren
nominative genitive
singular indefinite syren syrens
definite syrenen syrenens
plural indefinite syrener syreners
definite syrenerna syrenernas

Derived terms

References

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