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Is sir a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word sir is a Scrabble US word. The word sir is worth 3 points in Scrabble:

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Is sir a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word sir is a Scrabble UK word and has 3 points:

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3-letter words (2 found)

SIR,SRI,

2-letter words (2 found)

IS,SI,

You can make 4 words from sir according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 3 letters words made out of sir

sir isr sri rsi irs ris

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Definitions and meaning of sir

sir

Etymology

From Middle English sir, unstressed form of sire, borrowed from Old French sire (“master, sir, lord”), from Latin senior (“older, elder”), from senex (“old”). Doublet of seigneur, seignior, senhor, senior, señor, signore, and sire.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈsɜː(ɹ)/
  • (General American) enPR: ˈsûr, IPA(key): /ˈsɝ/
  • (Scotland) IPA(key): /ˈsɪɹ/
  • (Indian English) IPA(key): /ˈsə(ɹ)/
  • (unstressed) IPA(key): /sə(ɹ)/
  • Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)

Noun

sir (plural sirs)

  1. A man of a higher rank or position.
  2. A respectful term of address to a man of higher rank or position, particularly:
    1. to a knight or other low member of the peerage.
    2. to a superior military officer.
      Coordinate term: ma'am
    3. to a teacher.
      Coordinate term: miss
  3. A respectful term of address to an adult male (often older), especially if his name or proper title is unknown.
    Coordinate terms: madam, ma'am, miss

Derived terms

Related terms

Translations

Verb

sir (third-person singular simple present sirs, present participle sirring, simple past and past participle sirred)

  1. (transitive, informal) To address another individual using "sir".
    Coordinate terms: ma'am, mam

Translations

See also

  • lord
  • (titles) (of a man): Mr (Mister, mister), Sir (sir); (of a woman): Ms (Miz, mizz), Mrs (Mistress, mistress), Miss (miss), Dame (dame), Madam (madam, ma'am); (of a non-binary person): Mx (Mixter); (see also): Dr (Doctor, doctor) (Category: en:Titles)

Further reading

  • “sir”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
  • “sir”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.

Anagrams

  • IRS, IRs, ISR, Isr., RIS, RIs, RSI, SRI

Ainu

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /siɾ/, [ʃiɾ]

Noun

sir

  1. appearance
  2. earth
  3. land, mountain

Chinese

Alternative forms

  • ⿰⿳⿰SIR木阝

Pronunciation

Noun

sir (Cantonese)

  1. an honorific to a man senior than oneself, especially a teacher or a police officer
    陳sir／陈sir [Cantonese]  ―  can4-2 soe4 [Jyutping]  ―  Mr. Chan
    • 我聽講我哋三樓同埋四樓嗰個譚sir呀周sir呀，噉樣佢哋已經申請緊 [Cantonese, trad.]
      我听讲我哋三楼同埋四楼嗰个谭sir呀周sir呀，噉样佢哋已经申请紧 [Cantonese, simp.]
      ngo5 teng1 gong2 ngo5 dei6 saam1 lau4-2 tung4 maai4 sei3 lau4-2 go2 go3 taam4-2 soe4 aa3 zau1 soe4 aa3, gam2 joeng6-2 keoi5 dei6 ji5 ging1 san1 cing2 gan2 [Jyutping]
      I hear that Mr. Tam on the 3rd floor and Mr. Chau on the fourth floor have already applied [for telephone installation].

Related terms

  • 阿Sir

Irish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃɪɾʲ/

Verb

sir (present analytic sireann, future analytic sirfidh, verbal noun sireadh, past participle sirthe)

  1. (literary) travel through, traverse
  2. (literary) seek out, have recourse to
  3. (literary) seek, ask for
    An té a shireas ní ar neach. ― Whoever asks someone for something.
  4. (literary) beseech, implore
    Sirim an tAthair. ― I beseech the Father.

Conjugation

Middle English

Noun

sir

  1. Alternative form of sire

Romanian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English sir.

Noun

sir m (uncountable)

  1. sir

Declension

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish sirid (“to traverse, seek”). Cognate with Manx shirr.

Verb

sir (past shir, future siridh, verbal noun sireadh, past participle sirte)

  1. seek, search, look for
    Synonym: lorg

Mutation

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *syrъ, derived from "sour milk".

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sîr/

Noun

sȉr m (Cyrillic spelling си̏р)

  1. cheese

Declension

Derived terms

  • sȋrnī

Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *syrъ, derived from "sour milk".

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sír/

Noun

sȉr m inan

  1. cheese

Inflection

Derived terms

  • síriti

Further reading

  • “sir”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran

Uzbek

Etymology 1

From Russian сыр (syr).

Noun

sir (plural sirlar)

  1. cheese
Declension
Synonyms

pishloq

Etymology 2

From Arabic سِرّ (sirr).

Noun

sir (plural sirlar)

  1. secret
Declension

Welsh

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle English shire.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /siːr/
    • (South Wales, colloquial also) IPA(key): /ʃiːr/
  • Rhymes: -iːr
  • Homophone: sur (South Wales)

Noun

sir f (plural siroedd, not mutable)

  1. county, shire
    Synonym: swydd

Derived terms

  • sirol (“relating to a county”)

References

Zay

Etymology

Cognate to Silt'e [script needed] (sa:r).

Noun

sir

  1. grass

References

  • Initial SLLE Survey of the Zway Area by Klaus Wedekind and Charlotte Wedekind, SIL International 2002, p. 6 (sil.org)

Zazaki

Etymology

Compare Persian سیر (sir, “garlic”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈsiɾ]
  • Hyphenation: sir

Noun

sir

  1. garlic

Source: wiktionary.org