"sire" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /saɪə(ɹ)/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-AcpoKrane-sire.wav [UK] Forms: sires [plural]
Rhymes: -aɪə(ɹ) Etymology: From Middle English sire, from Old French sire, the nominative singular of seignor; from Latin senior, from senex. Doublet of seigneur, seignior, senhor, senior, señor, signore, and sir. Cognate with French monsieur. Etymology templates: {{dercat|en|ine-pro}}, {{langname|ine-pro}} Proto-Indo-European, {{word|en|ine|sénos}}, {{inh|en|enm|sire}} Middle English sire, {{der|en|fro|sire}} Old French sire, {{m|fro|seignor}} seignor, {{der|en|la|senior}} Latin senior, {{m|la|senex}} senex, {{doublet|en|seigneur|seignior|senhor|senior|señor|signore|sir}} Doublet of seigneur, seignior, senhor, senior, señor, signore, and sir, {{cog|fr|monsieur}} French monsieur Head templates: {{en-noun}} sire (plural sires)
  1. A lord, master, or other person in authority, most commonly used vocatively: formerly in speaking to elders and superiors, later only when addressing a sovereign. Translations (lord, master, or person in authority): величество (veličestvo) [neuter] (Bulgarian), pán [masculine] (Czech), sire (Dutch), sinjoro (Esperanto), siro (Esperanto), herra (Finnish), Herr [masculine] (German), felség (Hungarian), felséges úr/uram (Hungarian), sire [masculine] (Italian), (aruji) (alt: あるじ) (Japanese), 陛下 (heika) (alt: へいか) (Japanese), 폐하 (pyeha) (Korean), sire (Middle English), domn [masculine] (Romanian), госуда́рь (gosudárʹ) [masculine] (Russian), amo [masculine] (Spanish), dueño [masculine] (Spanish), señor [masculine] (Spanish), seor [masculine] (Spanish), ser [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-sire-en-noun-oDu~xPc- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms of address Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 30 4 27 6 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 35 37 1 23 4 Disambiguation of English terms of address: 34 38 2 23 3 Disambiguation of 'lord, master, or person in authority': 89 6 0 6
  2. A male animal that has fathered a particular offspring (especially used of domestic animals and/or in biological research). Categories (topical): Male family members Categories (lifeform): Male animals Coordinate_terms (male animal): dam Translations (male animal): мъжко животно (mǎžko životno) (Bulgarian), 父畜 (Chinese Mandarin), 父兽 (Chinese Mandarin), dekhengst (Dutch), koiras (Finnish), Männchen [neuter] (German), Rüde (note: of dog) [masculine] (German), Hengst (note: of horse) [masculine] (German), Kater (note: of cat) [masculine] (German), Rammler (note: of rabbit) [masculine] (German), apaállat (Hungarian), apamén (Hungarian), mén (Hungarian), stallone [masculine] (Italian), riproduttore [masculine] (Italian), maschio [masculine] (Italian), 雄 オス (osu) (alt: おす) (Japanese), induk jantan (Malay), производи́тель (proizvodítelʹ) [masculine] (Russian), semental apareado [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-sire-en-noun-uez8rALT Disambiguation of Male family members: 20 45 13 17 4 Disambiguation of Male animals: 15 75 1 9 0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms of address Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 30 4 27 6 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 35 37 1 23 4 Disambiguation of English terms of address: 34 38 2 23 3 Disambiguation of 'male animal': 1 97 0 1 Disambiguation of 'male animal': 1 97 0 1
  3. (obsolete) A father; the head of a family; the husband. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-sire-en-noun-BsXCzTwi
  4. (obsolete) A creator; a maker; an author; an originator. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-sire-en-noun-B~Z-I2OO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms of address Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 30 4 27 6 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 35 37 1 23 4 Disambiguation of English terms of address: 34 38 2 23 3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: sire-land Translations (person or animal who fathered offspring): verwekker (Dutch)
Disambiguation of 'person or animal who fathered offspring': 39 46 7 8

Verb

IPA: /saɪə(ɹ)/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-AcpoKrane-sire.wav [UK] Forms: sires [present, singular, third-person], siring [participle, present], sired [participle, past], sired [past]
Rhymes: -aɪə(ɹ) Etymology: From Middle English sire, from Old French sire, the nominative singular of seignor; from Latin senior, from senex. Doublet of seigneur, seignior, senhor, senior, señor, signore, and sir. Cognate with French monsieur. Etymology templates: {{dercat|en|ine-pro}}, {{langname|ine-pro}} Proto-Indo-European, {{word|en|ine|sénos}}, {{inh|en|enm|sire}} Middle English sire, {{der|en|fro|sire}} Old French sire, {{m|fro|seignor}} seignor, {{der|en|la|senior}} Latin senior, {{m|la|senex}} senex, {{doublet|en|seigneur|seignior|senhor|senior|señor|signore|sir}} Doublet of seigneur, seignior, senhor, senior, señor, signore, and sir, {{cog|fr|monsieur}} French monsieur Head templates: {{en-verb}} sire (third-person singular simple present sires, present participle siring, simple past and past participle sired)
  1. (transitive, of a male) To father; to beget. Tags: transitive Translations (to father, beget): zplodit [perfective] (Czech), verwekken (Dutch), siittää (Finnish), astua (Finnish), saillir (French), zeugen (German), nemz (Hungarian), bodeka (Kabuverdianu), spłodzić (Polish), породить (poroditʹ) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-sire-en-verb-bLRbixtU

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "word": "riproduttore"
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        "8": "sir"
      },
      "expansion": "Doublet of seigneur, seignior, senhor, senior, señor, signore, and sir",
      "name": "doublet"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "monsieur"
      },
      "expansion": "French monsieur",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle English sire, from Old French sire, the nominative singular of seignor; from Latin senior, from senex. Doublet of seigneur, seignior, senhor, senior, señor, signore, and sir. Cognate with French monsieur.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "sires",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "siring",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sired",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sired",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "sire (third-person singular simple present sires, present participle siring, simple past and past participle sired)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English transitive verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To father; to beget."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "father",
          "father"
        ],
        [
          "beget",
          "beget"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive, of a male) To father; to beget."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "of a male"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/saɪə(ɹ)/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aɪə(ɹ)"
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-AcpoKrane-sire.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/e/e2/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-AcpoKrane-sire.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-AcpoKrane-sire.wav.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/e/e2/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-AcpoKrane-sire.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-AcpoKrane-sire.wav.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (UK)"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to father, beget",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "zplodit"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to father, beget",
      "word": "verwekken"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to father, beget",
      "word": "siittää"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to father, beget",
      "word": "astua"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to father, beget",
      "word": "saillir"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to father, beget",
      "word": "zeugen"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to father, beget",
      "word": "nemz"
    },
    {
      "code": "kea",
      "lang": "Kabuverdianu",
      "sense": "to father, beget",
      "word": "bodeka"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to father, beget",
      "word": "spłodzić"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "poroditʹ",
      "sense": "to father, beget",
      "word": "породить"
    }
  ],
  "word": "sire"
}

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