sirène

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin sirēna, from Latin Sīrēn, from Ancient Greek Σειρήν (Seirḗn). Cf. also Old French sereine. Doublet of serin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /si.ʁɛn/

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• Homophones: Cyrène, sirènes

Noun

sirène f (plural sirènes)

1. (mythology) mermaid, siren
2. (figuratively, by extension) siren, temptress, seducer
3. siren, alarm

Further reading

• “sirène”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
• “sirène” in Émile Littré, Dictionnaire de la langue française, 1872–1877.

Anagrams

• insère, inséré, reines, renies, résine, résiné, seiner, serein

Etymology

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Noun

sirène f (plural sirènes)

1. (Jersey) siren