syrena

See also: Syrena, sýrena, syreną, and Syreną

Polish
syreny

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /sɨˈrɛ.na/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛna
  • Syllabification: sy‧re‧na
  • Homophone: Syrena

Noun

syrena f (diminutive syrenka)

  1. mermaid (mythological woman with a fish's tail)
  2. (Greek mythology) siren (nymph of Greek mythology)
  3. (humorous) siren (dangerously seductive woman)
  4. siren (device for making a sound alarm)
    Hypernym: sygnalizator
  5. sea cow, siren (any mammal of the order Sirenia)
    Synonym: krowa morska
  6. FSO Syrena car

Declension
Declension of syrena
singular plural
nominative syrena syreny
genitive syreny syren
dative syrenie syrenom
accusative syrenę syreny
instrumental syreną syrenami
locative syrenie syrenach
vocative syreno syreny

Derived terms
adjective
noun
  • Syrena

Further reading
  • syrena in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • syrena in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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