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===Etymology=== |
===Etymology=== |
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From the oblique case of {{inh|fr|fro|sire}} (see also French {{m|fr|sire}}), from {{inh|fr|VL.|* |
From the oblique case of {{inh|fr|fro|sire}} (see also French {{m|fr|sire}}), from {{inh|fr|VL.|*seior||lord, elder}}, from {{inh|fr|la|senior||older, elder}} (whence also {{m|fr|seigneur}}, from the accusative form), from {{m|la|senex||old}}. Cognate with {{cog|es|señor}}, {{cog|it|signore}}, etc. |
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===Pronunciation=== |
===Pronunciation=== |
Revision as of 02:29, 24 September 2021
French
Etymology
From the oblique case of Old French sire (see also French sire), from Vulgar Latin *seior (“lord, elder”), from Latin senior (“older, elder”) (whence also seigneur, from the accusative form), from senex (“old”). Cognate with Spanish señor, Italian signore, etc.
Pronunciation
Noun
sieur m (plural sieurs)
Synonyms
Related terms
Further reading
- “sieur”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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