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sir

/ˈsɜː/SUR
/ˈsɝ/SUR

Meaningolder

Common meaning: a polite title for a man

Journey through time

  1. Latinseniorsource
  2. Old Frenchsenresource
  3. Frenchsire‘sir, or master’source
  4. Middle Englishsiresource
  5. Englishsir‘a polite title for a man’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Latin senior ‘older’.

Roots

Related words

seignior

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