From en.wiktionary.org:
[Appendix:Variations of "sir"]
** Translingual
*** Etymology
[mul] [mul].
*** Symbol
[mul-symbol]
1. [3]
*** See also
- [sir]
** English
[sir (disambiguation)]
*** Alternative forms
- [en]
*** Etymology
[en] From [en], unstressed form of [enm], borrowed from [en], from [en], from
[la]. [en].
*** Pronunciation
- [sûr] , [en]
- [en]
- [en]
- [en]
- [en]
- [en]
- [sâr] , [en]
- [en]
- [en]
- [en]
- [en]
*** Noun
[sir] [en-noun]
1. A man of a higher rank or position .
2. [A respectful term of address to a man of higher rank or position , particularly:]
3. * {{ quote-text | en | date=May 12 1991 | chapter= 吴语: List of Jeeves and Wooster episodes | title=w:Jeeves and Wooster | section=Series 2, Episode 5
|passage=_Jeeves:_ Foreign travel often liberates emotions best kept in check,
SIR. The air of North America is notoriously stimulating in this regard, as
witness the regrettable behavior of its inhabitants in 1776.<br>_B. Wooster:_
Hm? What happened in 1776, Jeeves?<br>_Jeeves:_ I prefer not to dwell on it,
if it's convenient to you, SIR.}}
1. to a knight or other low member of the peerage .
2. to a superior military officer .
3. to a teacher .
1. [A respectful term of address to an adult male (often older), especially if his name or proper title is unknown .]
**** Derived terms
{{col|en|Sir John Lack-Latin |dear Sir|dear Sirs|dear Sir or Madam|mamsir|Sir
Francis Drake Channel |nossuh |sir sandwich |siree |siress |sirrah |sirree
|don't call me sir, I work for a living |yessuh }}
**** Related terms
{{col4|en |senate |senex |senior |sire }}
**** Descendants
- [ta]
**** Translations
[man of a higher rank or position]
- Bulgarian: [bg]
- Dutch: [nl] , [nl]
- Finnish: [fi]
- Galician: [gl]
- Greek: [el]
- Hungarian: [hu]
- Italian: [it]
- Japanese: [ja]
- Latvian: [lv]
- Lithuanian: [lt]
- Middle English: [enm]
- Polish: [pl]
- Portuguese: [pt]
- Russian: [ru]
- Turkish: [tr]
- Ukrainian: [uk]
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[address to a military superior]
- Chinese:
- Dutch: [nl]
- Finnish: [fi] [followed by the name of the rank]
- Galician: [gl]
- Hebrew: [he]
- Italian: [it]
- Portuguese: [pt]
- Romanian: [ro] [_lit._ "may you live"]
- Russian: [comrade] [ru] [+ military rank, in the Soviet/Russian Army] , [ru] [in translations from English] , [ru] [+ military rank, in the Russian Army before 1917]
- Swahili: [sw]
- Turkish: [tr]
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[address to any male, especially if his name or proper address is unknown]
- Albanian: [sq]
- Arabic: [ar] , [ar] , [ar] , [ar] , [ar] , [ar]
- Armenian: [hy]
- Azerbaijani: [az] , [az] , [az]
- Baluchi: [bal]
- Belarusian: [be] , [be]
- Bengali: [bn]
- Bulgarian: [bg]
- Burmese: [my] , [my] [used by males to address both males and females] , [my] [used by females to address both males and females]
- Catalan: [ca]
- Chinese:
- Czech: [cs] , [cs] , [cs] [vocative]
- Danish: [da] , [da]
- Dutch: [nl] , [nl]
- Esperanto: [eo]
- Estonian: [et]
- Finnish: [fi]
- French: [fr]
- Friulian: [fur] , [fur] , [fur]
- Georgian: [ka]
- German: [de] , [de] ["my lord"]
- Greek: [el] , [el] [vocative]
- Haitian Creole: [ht] , [ht]
- Hebrew: [he]
- Hindi: [hi] , [hi] , [hi] , [hi] , [hi] , [hi]
- Hungarian: [hu]
- Icelandic: [is]
- Indonesian: [id] , [id]
- Italian: [it]
- Japanese: [ja] [to an adult] , [ja] [to a child] , [ja] , [ja] [in translations from English] , [ja]
- Kazakh: [kk]
- Khmer: [km]
- Korean: [ko] , [ko] , [ko]
- Kurdish:
- Kyrgyz: [ky] , [ky] , [ky] , [ky]
- Lao: [lo] , [lo]
- Latin: [la] , [la] [vocative]
- Latvian: [lv]
- Lithuanian: [lt] , [lt] [vocative]
- Macedonian: [mk] , [mk] [vocative]
- Malay: [ms] , [ms]
- Maori: [mi]
- Mongolian:
- Mwali Comorian: [wlc]
- Ndzwani Comorian: [wni]
- Nepali: [ne] , [ne]
- Norwegian:
- Occitan: [oc]
- Pashto: [ps] , [ps] , [ps] , [ps]
- Persian: [fa] , [fa]
- Polish: [pl] , [pl] [vocative]
- Portuguese: [pt]
- Quechua: [qu]
- Romanian: [ro] , ( [ro] ) [vocative]
- Russian: [obsolete] [ru] , [ru] , [ru] [in translations from English]
- Serbo-Croatian:
- Slovak: [sk] , [sk] [vocative]
- Slovene: [sl]
- Spanish: [es]
- Swedish: [sv] , [sv]
- Tajik: [tg] , [tg]
- Tatar: [tt]
- Turkish: [tr] , [tr] , [tr]
- Turkmen: [tk]
- Ukrainian: [uk] , [uk] [in translations from English]
- Urdu: [ur] , [ur] , [ur]
- Uyghur: [ug] , [ug] , [ug] , [ug]
- Uzbek: [uz] , [uz] , [uz]
- Vietnamese: [vi] , [vi]
- Yiddish: [yi]
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[checktrans-top]
- Catalan: [ca]
- French: [fr]
- Italian: [it]
- Spanish: [es]
[trans-bottom]
*** Verb
[en-verb]
1. [en] To address another individual using "sir".
2. * [en]
**** Translations
[to address (someone) using "sir"]
- Hungarian: [hu]
[trans-bottom]
*** See also
- [en]
[list:titles/en]
*** Further reading
- [R:Webster 1913]
- [R:Century 1911]
*** Anagrams
- [en]
[en]
** Ainu
*** Pronunciation
- [ain-IPA]
*** Noun
[l]
1. appearance
2. earth
3. land , mountain
** Chinese
*** Etymology 1
From [yue].
**** Alternative forms
- [zh]
**** Pronunciation
{{zh-pron |c=soe4 |cat=n }}
**** Noun
[zh] [zh]
1. [an honorific to a man senior than oneself, especially a teacher or a police officer]
2. * [zh]
3. *: [我 聽講 我哋 三 樓{lau4-2} 同埋 四 樓{lau4-2} 嗰個 譚{taam4-2} si{o}r{e4} 呀 周 si{o}r{e4} 呀，噉樣{joeng6-2} 佢哋 已經 申請{cing2} 緊]
***** Related terms
- [阿Sir]
*** Etymology 2
[瀡]
**** Pronunciation
{{zh-pron |c=soe4 |cat=v }}
**** Verb
[zh] [zh]
1. [yue]
** Irish
*** Pronunciation
- [ga]
*** Verb
[pres=sireann]
1. [ga] travel through, traverse
2. [ga] seek out , have recourse to
3. [ga] seek , ask for
4. [ga] beseech , implore
**** Conjugation
[si]
** Javanese
*** Romanization
[jv-rom]
1. [jv]
** Maltese
*** Pronunciation
- [mt]
*** Verb
[mt]
1. [mt]
** Middle English
*** Noun
[enm]
1. [enm]
** Portuguese
*** Etymology
[pt].
*** Noun
[m]
1. sir [term of address used for knights]
** Romanian
*** Etymology
[ro].
*** Noun
[m]
1. sir
**** Declension
[n=sg]
** Scottish Gaelic
*** Etymology
From [gd]. Cognate with [gv].
*** Verb
[past=shir]
1. seek , search , look for
*** Mutation
[si]
** Serbo-Croatian
*** Etymology
[sh], derived from "sour milk".
*** Pronunciation
- [sh]
[sh]
*** Noun
[sȉr]
1. cheese
**** Declension
{{sh-decl-noun |sȉr|sìrevi |sira|sireva |siru|sirevima |sir|sireve
|siru|sirevi |siru|sirevima |sirom|sirevima }}
**** Derived terms
- [sh]
[sh]
** Slovene
*** Etymology
[sl], derived from "sour milk".
*** Pronunciation
- [sȉr]
- [sl]
*** Noun
[sȉr]
1. cheese
**** Declension
[sìr]
**** Derived terms
- [sl]
*** Further reading
- [R:sl:Fran]
[sl]
** Uzbek
*** Etymology 1
[uz].
**** Noun
[uz-noun]
1. cheese
***** Declension
[uz-decl-noun]
***** Synonyms
pishloq
*** Etymology 2
[uz]. [uz]
**** Noun
[uz-noun]
1. secret
***** Declension
[uz-decl-noun]
** Welsh
*** Etymology
Borrowed from [cy].[1]
*** Pronunciation
- [cy]
- [cy]
- [cy]
- [cy] [South Wales]
*** Noun
[f]
1. county , shire
**** Derived terms
- [cy]
*** References
[reflist]
[cy]
** Zay
*** Etymology
Cognate to [stv].
*** Noun
[zwa]
1. grass
*** References
- _Initial SLLE Survey of the Zway Area_ by Klaus Wedekind and Charlotte Wedekind, SIL International 2002, p. 6 ( sil.org (see https://www.sil.org/resources/archives/9238) )
** Zazaki
*** Etymology
Compare [fa].
*** Pronunciation
- [zza]
- [zza]
*** Noun
[m]
1. garlic
[zza]