Italian

Proper noun

Sirena f

1. Siren

Asturian

Noun

sirena f ‎(plural sirenes)

1. Alternative form of serena

Catalan

Etymology

From Late Latin sirēna, from Latin Sīrēn, from Ancient Greek Σειρήν ‎(Seirḗn).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: si‧re‧na

Noun

sirena f ‎(plural sirenes)

1. mermaid
2. (Greek mythology) siren
3. siren (alarm)

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: si‧re‧na

Etymology

From Spanish sirena, Borrowing from Late Latin sirēna, from Latin Sīrēn, from Ancient Greek Σειρήν ‎(Seirḗn).

Noun

sirena

1. a mermaid
2. a siren; a device that creates a loud sound as an alarm or signal; the sound it creates
3. (slang, offensive) a male homosexual, especially one who is effeminate
4. (slang, offensive, by extension) a feminine straight man

Verb

sirena

1. To sound the siren.

Synonyms

• (mermaid): kataw

Coordinate terms

• ukoy

Galician

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin sirēna, from Latin Sīrēn, from Ancient Greek Σειρήν ‎(Seirḗn).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: si‧re‧na

Noun

sirena f ‎(plural sirenas)

1. siren (alarm)

Synonyms

• serea

Italian

Etymology

From Late Latin sirēna, from Latin Sīrēn, from Ancient Greek Σειρήν ‎(Seirḗn).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /siˈrɛna/
• Hyphenation: si‧re‧na

Noun

sirena f ‎(plural sirene)

1. siren (all senses), hooter (factory)
2. mermaid

Related terms

• serena

Anagrams

• arnesi, arsine, resina, senari, serina

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin sirēna, from Latin Sīrēn ‎(“siren”), from Ancient Greek Σειρήν ‎(Seirḗn).

Pronunciation

• (Portugal, Brazil) IPA^(key): /si.ˈɾe.nɐ/
• Hyphenation: si‧re‧na

Noun

sirena f (plural sirenas)

1. mermaid; siren
2. siren (alarm)

Synonyms

• (mermaid; siren): sereia
• (siren (alarm)): sirene

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sirěːna/
• Hyphenation: si‧re‧na

Noun

siréna f ‎(Cyrillic spelling сире́на)

1. mermaid
2. siren

Declension

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin sirēna, from Latin Sīrēn, from Ancient Greek Σειρήν ‎(Seirḗn).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /siˈɾe̞na/
• Hyphenation: si‧re‧na

Noun

sirena f ‎(plural sirenas)

1. siren (device)
2. mermaid

See also

• tritón