"Seringas" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [Old English]

IPA: /ˈse.rin.ɡɑs/, [ˈse.riŋ.ɡɑs]
Etymology: Uncertain. Possibly from Latin Sērēs, which is derived from Ancient Greek Σῆρες (Sêres), and possibly ultimately from Old Chinese 絲 (*sə, “silk”). Etymology templates: {{bor|ang|la|Sērēs}} Latin Sērēs, {{der|ang|grc|Σῆρες}} Ancient Greek Σῆρες (Sêres), {{der|ang|och|絲||silk|tr=*sə}} Old Chinese 絲 (*sə, “silk”) Head templates: {{ang-proper noun|m}} Seringas m
  1. (hapax legomenon) Most likely refers to the Seres (northern Chinese people), but may refer to the Saracens, in which case it is identical in meaning to Sercingas. "Syrians" has also been suggested as a potential meaning. Tags: masculine

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "Sērēs",
      "Seres#Latin"
    ],
    [
      "Σῆρες",
      "Σῆρες#Ancient_Greek"
    ],
    [
      "絲",
      "絲#Old_Chinese"
    ],
    [
      "silk",
      "silk"
    ]
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "Sērēs"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin Sērēs",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "grc",
        "3": "Σῆρες"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek Σῆρες (Sêres)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "och",
        "3": "絲",
        "4": "",
        "5": "silk",
        "tr": "*sə"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Chinese 絲 (*sə, “silk”)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Uncertain. Possibly from Latin Sērēs, which is derived from Ancient Greek Σῆρες (Sêres), and possibly ultimately from Old Chinese 絲 (*sə, “silk”).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "Seringas m",
      "name": "ang-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old English",
  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old Chinese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old English hapax legomena",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "ang",
          "name": "Ethnonyms",
          "orig": "ang:Ethnonyms",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "I was with the Greeks and I was with\nthe Finns and with Caesar,\nhe who had power over feasting-towns...",
          "ref": "Widsith",
          "roman": "I was with the Sercings and with the Serings",
          "text": "Mid Sercingum iċ wæs ond mid Seringum;\nmid Crēacum iċ wæs ond mid\nFinnum ond mid Cāsere\nsē þe wīnburga ġeweald āhte...",
          "translation": "I was with the Greeks and I was with\nthe Finns and with Caesar,\nhe who had power over feasting-towns...",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Most likely refers to the Seres (northern Chinese people), but may refer to the Saracens, in which case it is identical in meaning to Sercingas. \"Syrians\" has also been suggested as a potential meaning."
      ],
      "id": "en-Seringas-ang-name-jiwwT~bE",
      "links": [
        [
          "Seres",
          "Seres#English"
        ],
        [
          "Saracen",
          "Saracen#English"
        ],
        [
          "Sercingas",
          "Sercingas#Old_English"
        ],
        [
          "Syrian",
          "Syrian#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(hapax legomenon) Most likely refers to the Seres (northern Chinese people), but may refer to the Saracens, in which case it is identical in meaning to Sercingas. \"Syrians\" has also been suggested as a potential meaning."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈse.rin.ɡɑs/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈse.riŋ.ɡɑs]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Seringas"
}
{
  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "Sērēs",
      "Seres#Latin"
    ],
    [
      "Σῆρες",
      "Σῆρες#Ancient_Greek"
    ],
    [
      "絲",
      "絲#Old_Chinese"
    ],
    [
      "silk",
      "silk"
    ]
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "Sērēs"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin Sērēs",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "grc",
        "3": "Σῆρες"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek Σῆρες (Sêres)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "och",
        "3": "絲",
        "4": "",
        "5": "silk",
        "tr": "*sə"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Chinese 絲 (*sə, “silk”)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Uncertain. Possibly from Latin Sērēs, which is derived from Ancient Greek Σῆρες (Sêres), and possibly ultimately from Old Chinese 絲 (*sə, “silk”).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "Seringas m",
      "name": "ang-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old English",
  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Old Chinese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
        "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
        "Old English hapax legomena",
        "Old English lemmas",
        "Old English masculine nouns",
        "Old English proper nouns",
        "Old English terms borrowed from Latin",
        "Old English terms derived from Ancient Greek",
        "Old English terms derived from Latin",
        "Old English terms derived from Old Chinese",
        "Old English terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Old English terms with quotations",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "ang:Ethnonyms"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "I was with the Greeks and I was with\nthe Finns and with Caesar,\nhe who had power over feasting-towns...",
          "ref": "Widsith",
          "roman": "I was with the Sercings and with the Serings",
          "text": "Mid Sercingum iċ wæs ond mid Seringum;\nmid Crēacum iċ wæs ond mid\nFinnum ond mid Cāsere\nsē þe wīnburga ġeweald āhte...",
          "translation": "I was with the Greeks and I was with\nthe Finns and with Caesar,\nhe who had power over feasting-towns...",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Most likely refers to the Seres (northern Chinese people), but may refer to the Saracens, in which case it is identical in meaning to Sercingas. \"Syrians\" has also been suggested as a potential meaning."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Seres",
          "Seres#English"
        ],
        [
          "Saracen",
          "Saracen#English"
        ],
        [
          "Sercingas",
          "Sercingas#Old_English"
        ],
        [
          "Syrian",
          "Syrian#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(hapax legomenon) Most likely refers to the Seres (northern Chinese people), but may refer to the Saracens, in which case it is identical in meaning to Sercingas. \"Syrians\" has also been suggested as a potential meaning."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈse.rin.ɡɑs/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈse.riŋ.ɡɑs]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Seringas"
}

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