Sir in Scrabble Dictionary

Valid words made from Sir

You can make 4 words from 'sir' in our Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

• 3 letters words from 'sir'
• 2 letters words from 'sir'

3 letters words from 'sir'

SIR 3

SRI 3

2 letters words from 'sir'

IS 2

SI 2

Definitions and meaning of sir

sir

Etymology

From Middle English sir, borrowed from Old French sire (“master, sir, lord”), from Latin senior (“older, elder”), from senex (“old”). Compare signor, señor. Doublet of senior, seignior, seigneur, 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)/
• 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:
   • 1991 May 12, "Kidnapped!" Jeeves and Wooster, Series 2, Episode 5:

     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.
     B. Wooster: Hm? What happened in 1776, Jeeves?
     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.

      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. To address (someone) using "sir".

   Coordinate terms: ma'am, mam

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), (of a non-binary person): Mx (Mixter); (see also): Dr (Doctor, doctor), Madam (madam, ma'am) ^{(Category: en:Titles)}

Further reading

• sir in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• sir in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

Anagrams

• IRS, ISR, Isr., RIS, RIs, RSI, SRI

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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

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sîr/

Noun

sȉr m (Cyrillic spelling си̏р)

1. cheese

Declension

Derived terms

• sȋrnī

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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

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Uzbek

Etymology 1

From Russian сыр (syr).

Noun

sir (plural sirlar)

1. cheese

Etymology 2

From Arabic سِرّ‎ (sirr).

Noun

sir (plural sirlar)

1. secret

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Welsh

Etymology

Borrowed from English shire.

Noun

sir f (plural siroedd)

1. county, shire

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Zay

Etymology

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

Noun

sir

1. grass

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Zazaki

Etymology

Compare Persian سیر‎ (sir, “garlic”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

sir m

1. garlic

References

• Initial SLLE Survey of the Zway Area by Klaus Wedekind and Charlotte Wedekind

Source: wiktionary.org

• SIPUNCULID, a kind of marine worm with a retractile proboscis.
  (source: Collins Scrabble Dictionary)

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