Definitions For Sie

Etymology 1

From Middle English sien, from {{inh, en, ang, sīgan, , to sink, descend}}, from {{inh, en, gem-pro, sīganą}}, *sīhwaną, , to strain, drop, from {{der, en, ine-pro, *seyk-, , to pour, strain}}. Cognate with {{cog, nl, zijgen, , to filter}}, {{cog, de, seihen, , to strain, sieve}}, {{cog, is, síga, , to lower}}.

Alternative forms

sigh sey, sye {{qualifier, Scotland}}

Pronunciation

/saɪ/ (audio stream unavailable) {{rhymes, en, aɪ, s=1}}

Verb

{{en-verb}} (intransitive) To sink; fall; drop. (intransitive) To fall, as in a swoon; faint. (intransitive, dialectal) To drop, as water; trickle. (transitive) To sift. (transitive, dialectal) To strain, as milk; filter.

Noun

SIE (plural SIEs) A drop.

Related terms

sile

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

/siː/ {{homophones, en, c, cee, sea, see}}

Pronoun

{{en-pron, desc=third person singular, gender-neutral, nominative case, accusative, sir, possessive adjective, hir, possessive noun, hirs, reflexive, hirself}} (rare, nonstandard) {{non-gloss, gender-neutral, gender-neutral subject pronoun, grammatically equivalent to the gendered pronouns he and she}}

Alternative forms

shi

Synonyms

see appendix:english third-person singular pronouns

Anagrams

-ies, -ise, EIS, EIs, ESI, I'se, ISE, ies, sei {{cln, en, third person pronouns}} {{C, en, Fandom, Gender, Science fiction, Transgender}}