sios
Irish
Etymology
Onomatopoeic in origin.
Verb
sios (present analytic siosann, future analytic siosfaidh, verbal noun siosadh, past participle siosta)
- (intransitive) hiss
Conjugation
| indicative | singular | plural | direct relative | autonomous | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |||
| present | siosaim | siosann tú; siosair† |
siosann sé, sí | siosaimid; siosann muid | siosann sibh | siosann siad; siosaid† |
a shiosann; a shiosas | siostar |
| past | shios mé; shiosas | shios tú; shiosais | shios sé, sí | shiosamar; shios muid | shios sibh; shiosabhair | shios siad; shiosadar | a shios | siosadh |
| past habitual | shiosainn / siosainn‡ |
shiostá / siostᇠ|
shiosadh sé, sí / siosadh sé, sí‡ |
shiosaimis; shiosadh muid / siosaimis‡; siosadh muid‡ |
shiosadh sibh / siosadh sibh‡ |
shiosaidís; shiosadh siad / siosaidís‡; siosadh siad‡ |
a shiosadh | shiostaí / siostaí‡ |
| singular | plural | direct relative | autonomous | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |||
| future | siosfaidh mé; siosfad |
siosfaidh tú; siosfair† |
siosfaidh sé, sí | siosfaimid; siosfaidh muid |
siosfaidh sibh | siosfaidh siad; siosfaid† |
a shiosfaidh; a shiosfas | siosfar |
| conditional | shiosfainn / siosfainn‡ |
shiosfá / siosfᇠ|
shiosfadh sé, sí / siosfadh sé, sí‡ |
shiosfaimis; shiosfadh muid / siosfaimis‡; siosfadh muid‡ |
shiosfadh sibh / siosfadh sibh‡ |
shiosfaidís; shiosfadh siad / siosfaidís‡; siosfadh siad‡ |
a shiosfadh | shiosfaí / siosfaí‡ |
| subjunctive | singular | plural | direct relative | autonomous | ||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |||
| present | go siosa mé; go siosad† |
go siosa tú; go siosair† |
go siosa sé, sí | go siosaimid; go siosa muid |
go siosa sibh | go siosa siad; go siosaid† |
— | go siostar |
| past | dá siosainn | dá siostá | dá siosadh sé, sí | dá siosaimis; dá siosadh muid |
dá siosadh sibh | dá siosaidís; dá siosadh siad |
— | dá siostaí |
| imperative | singular | plural | direct relative | autonomous | ||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |||
| — | siosaim | sios | siosadh sé, sí | siosaimis | siosaigí; siosaidh† |
siosaidís | — | siostar |
| past participle | siosta | |||||||
| verbal noun | siosadh | |||||||
† archaic or dialect form
‡ dependent form
Derived terms
- siosach (“sibilant”)
- siosaire m (“hisser; (inveterate) whisperer”)
- siosóg f (“hiss; whisper”)
Related terms
- siosa m (“sibilance”)
- siosarnach f (“hissing, hissing noise, hiss”)
Mutation
| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| sios | shios after an, tsios |
not applicable |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “sios”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Pijin
Etymology
Inherited from English church.
Noun
sios
- Christian church building
- 1988, Geoffrey Miles White, Bikfala faet: olketa Solomon Aelanda rimembarem Wol Wo Tu[1], page 75:
- Bihaen hemi finisim skul blong hem, hemi go minista long sios long ples blong hem long 'Areo.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Polish
Pronunciation
- (Lesser Poland):
- (Kielce) IPA(key): [ˈɕɔs]
Noun
sios f
Further reading
- Hieronim Łopaciński (1892), “sios”, in “Przyczynki do nowego słownika języka polskiego (słownik wyrazów ludowych z Lubelskiego i innych okolic Królestwa Polskiego)”, in Prace Filologiczne (in Polish), volume 4, Warsaw: skł. gł. w Księgarni E. Wende i Ska, page 247
Tok Pisin
Etymology
Inherited from English church, from Middle English chirche, from Old English ċiriċe (“church”), from Proto-West Germanic *kirikā, from Ancient Greek κυριακόν (kuriakón), neuter form of κυριακός (kuriakós, “belonging to the lord”).
Noun
sios