see|Sir|sír|sır
English

Etymology
Via AF. from L. senior, older or elder, from senex, old

Pronunciation
audio|en-us-sir.ogg|Audio (US)
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Noun
en-noun|sg=sir or Sir|s

1. A man of a higher rank or position.
2. An address to a military superior.
3. An address to any male, especially if his name or proper address is unknown.

#:Excuse me, sir, could you tell me where the nearest bookstore is?

Translations
trans-top|A man of a higher rank or position
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trans-top|An address to a military superior
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trans-top|An address to any male, especially if his name or proper address is unknown
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Kurdish: KUchar|کاک
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trans-top|Translations to be categorized
ttbc|Catalan: senyor m
ttbc|Dutch: heer m, meneer m
ttbc|French: monsieur m, seigneur m
ttbc|German: Herr m
ttbc|Italian: signore m
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ttbc|Latin: dominus m
ttbc|Polish: pan m
ttbc|Portuguese: senhor m
ttbc|Romanian: domn m (1), domnule (vocative form of domn) m (3)
ttbc|Scottish Gaelic: An Ridire|an ridire m
ttbc|Slovak: pán m, pane m vocative
ttbc|Spanish: señor m
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Derived terms
sirree

See also
dame
lord
madam, ma'am, mam
mister
senior
senex

Bosnian

Noun
infl|bs|noun|g=m

1. cheese

Category:bs:Foods

Croatian

Noun
hr-noun|g=m|sirevi

1. cheese

Declension
hr-decl-noun
|sir|sirevi
|sira|sireva
|siru|sirevima
|sir|sireve
|siru|sirevi
|siru|sirevima
|sirom|sirevima

Serbian

Noun
infl|sr|noun|g=m

1. cheese

Cyrillic spelling
�и�#Serbian|�и�

Category:sr:Foods

Slovene

Noun
infl|sl|noun|g=m

1. cheese

Welsh

Noun
cy-noun|sir|f|siroedd

1. county

el:sir
fa:sir
fr:sir
io:sir
it:sir
kk:sir
ku:sir
hu:sir
ja:sir
pl:sir
ru:sir
sl:sir
fi:sir
te:sir
vi:sir
tr:sir
zh:sir

• 2007-11-23 03:15 - Stephen G. Brown - Reverted edits by [[Special:Contributions/203.10.121.81|203.10.121.81]] ([[User_talk:203.10.121.81|Talk]]); changed back to last version by [[User:Hippietrail|Hippietrail]]

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