"sí" meaning in Spanish

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Noun

IPA: /ˈsi/, [ˈsi] Forms: sís [plural], síes [plural]
Rhymes: -i Etymology: Inherited from Latin sīc (est). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|es|la|sīc (est)|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Latin sīc (est), {{inh+|es|la|sīc (est)}} Inherited from Latin sīc (est) Head templates: {{es-noun|m}} sí m (plural sís or síes)
  1. yes; aye, ay; approbation, acceptance Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-sí-es-noun-gHB740-o Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header, Spanish nouns with multiple plurals, Spanish particles, Spanish pronouns Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 29 31 28 12 Disambiguation of Spanish nouns with multiple plurals: 35 35 30 Disambiguation of Spanish particles: 28 39 33 Disambiguation of Spanish pronouns: 29 28 23 20
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Particle

IPA: /ˈsi/, [ˈsi]
Rhymes: -i Etymology: Inherited from Latin sīc (est). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|es|la|sīc (est)|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Latin sīc (est), {{inh+|es|la|sīc (est)}} Inherited from Latin sīc (est) Head templates: {{head|es|particle|cat2=phrasebook}} sí
  1. yes (commonly used to respond affirmatively to a question) Synonyms: claro, por supuesto, simón, sip
    Sense id: en-sí-es-particle-ho~dYI6k Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header, Spanish nouns with multiple plurals, Spanish particles, Spanish phrasebook, Spanish pronouns Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 29 31 28 12 Disambiguation of Spanish nouns with multiple plurals: 35 35 30 Disambiguation of Spanish particles: 28 39 33 Disambiguation of Spanish phrasebook: 27 41 32 Disambiguation of Spanish pronouns: 29 28 23 20
  2. (Spain) hello (used to answer the telephone) Tags: Spain
    Sense id: en-sí-es-particle-ndC6IYHx Categories (other): Peninsular Spanish, Spanish entries with incorrect language header, Spanish nouns with multiple plurals, Spanish particles, Spanish pronouns Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 29 31 28 12 Disambiguation of Spanish nouns with multiple plurals: 35 35 30 Disambiguation of Spanish particles: 28 39 33 Disambiguation of Spanish pronouns: 29 28 23 20
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: porque sí, sí o sí, sí y no
Etymology number: 1

Pronoun

IPA: /ˈsi/, [ˈsi]
Rhymes: -i Etymology: Inherited from Latin sibi, from Proto-Indo-European *sébʰye, dative of *swé (“self”). Cognate with French soi, Italian sé, and Portuguese si. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|es|la|sibi|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Latin sibi, {{inh+|es|la|sibi}} Inherited from Latin sibi, {{inh|es|ine-pro|*sébʰye}} Proto-Indo-European *sébʰye, {{m|ine-pro|*swé|t=self}} *swé (“self”), {{cog|fr|soi}} French soi, {{cog|it|sé}} Italian sé, {{cog|pt|si}} Portuguese si Head templates: {{head|es|pronoun}} sí
  1. himself, herself, itself, themselves, yourself, yourselves (form of se used after prepositions) Derived forms: de por sí, entre sí, por sí, por sí y ante sí, sí mismo
    Sense id: en-sí-es-pron-r8M7WJd4 Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header, Spanish pronouns Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 29 31 28 12 Disambiguation of Spanish pronouns: 29 28 23 20 Related terms: yo, me, mí1, nosotros, nos, nosotras, , te, ti1, vos, usted, le, se4, lo, la5, vosotros, os, vosotras, ustedes, les, los, las5, él, ella, la, ello7, ello, ellos, ellas, las, —, se, sí1, Not used with con, conmigo, contigo, and consigo are used instead, respectively, Like other masculine Spanish words, masculine Spanish pronouns can be used when the gender of the subject is unknown, when the subject is plural and of mixed gender, Treated as if it were third-person for purposes of conjugation and reflexivity, If le, les precedes lo, or las in a clause, it is replaced with se (english: e.g., Se lo dije instead of Le lo dije), Depending on the implicit gender of the object being referred to, Used primarily in Spain, Used only in rare circumstances, si
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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    "Rhymes:Spanish/i/1 syllable",
    "Spanish 1-syllable words",
    "Spanish countable nouns",
    "Spanish entries with incorrect language header",
    "Spanish lemmas",
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    "Spanish terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European",
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    "Spanish terms with audio links",
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      "expansion": "Inherited",
      "name": "glossary"
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      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "sīc (est)",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "g": "",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
        "nocat": "",
        "pos": "",
        "sc": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
        "ts": ""
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      "expansion": "Latin sīc (est)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "sīc (est)"
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      "expansion": "Inherited from Latin sīc (est)",
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  "etymology_text": "Inherited from Latin sīc (est).",
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      "form": "sís",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "síes",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    }
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  "hyphenation": [
    "sí"
  ],
  "lang": "Spanish",
  "lang_code": "es",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Spanish terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "The ayes have it.",
          "text": "Ganaron los síes.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "yes; aye, ay; approbation, acceptance"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "yes",
          "yes"
        ],
        [
          "aye",
          "aye"
        ],
        [
          "ay",
          "ay"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsi/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈsi]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-i"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "si"
    }
  ],
  "word": "sí"
}

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    "Rhymes:Spanish/i/1 syllable",
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    "Spanish entries with incorrect language header",
    "Spanish lemmas",
    "Spanish pronouns",
    "Spanish terms derived from Latin",
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    "Spanish terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Spanish terms with audio links",
    "Spanish terms with homophones"
  ],
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    {
      "word": "de por sí"
    },
    {
      "word": "entre sí"
    },
    {
      "word": "por sí"
    },
    {
      "word": "por sí y ante sí"
    },
    {
      "word": "sí mismo"
    }
  ],
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        "1": "Inherited"
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      "expansion": "Inherited",
      "name": "glossary"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "sibi",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "g": "",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
        "nocat": "",
        "pos": "",
        "sc": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
        "ts": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Latin sibi",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "sibi"
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      "expansion": "Inherited from Latin sibi",
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    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "ine-pro",
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ine-pro",
        "2": "*swé",
        "t": "self"
      },
      "expansion": "*swé (“self”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "soi"
      },
      "expansion": "French soi",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "it",
        "2": "sé"
      },
      "expansion": "Italian sé",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pt",
        "2": "si"
      },
      "expansion": "Portuguese si",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Inherited from Latin sibi, from Proto-Indo-European *sébʰye, dative of *swé (“self”). Cognate with French soi, Italian sé, and Portuguese si.",
  "head_templates": [
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      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "pronoun"
      },
      "expansion": "sí",
      "name": "head"
    }
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  "hyphenation": [
    "sí"
  ],
  "lang": "Spanish",
  "lang_code": "es",
  "pos": "pron",
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    {
      "word": "yo"
    },
    {
      "word": "me"
    },
    {
      "word": "mí1"
    },
    {
      "word": "nosotros"
    },
    {
      "word": "nos"
    },
    {
      "word": "nosotras"
    },
    {
      "word": "tú"
    },
    {
      "word": "te"
    },
    {
      "word": "ti1"
    },
    {
      "word": "vos"
    },
    {
      "word": "usted"
    },
    {
      "word": "le"
    },
    {
      "word": "se4"
    },
    {
      "word": "lo"
    },
    {
      "word": "la5"
    },
    {
      "word": "vosotros"
    },
    {
      "word": "os"
    },
    {
      "word": "vosotras"
    },
    {
      "word": "ustedes"
    },
    {
      "word": "les"
    },
    {
      "word": "los"
    },
    {
      "word": "las5"
    },
    {
      "word": "él"
    },
    {
      "word": "ella"
    },
    {
      "word": "la"
    },
    {
      "word": "ello7"
    },
    {
      "word": "ello"
    },
    {
      "word": "ellos"
    },
    {
      "word": "ellas"
    },
    {
      "word": "las"
    },
    {
      "word": "—"
    },
    {
      "word": "se"
    },
    {
      "word": "sí1"
    },
    {
      "word": "Not used with con"
    },
    {
      "word": "conmigo"
    },
    {
      "word": "contigo"
    },
    {
      "word": "and consigo are used instead"
    },
    {
      "word": "respectively"
    },
    {
      "word": "Like other masculine Spanish words"
    },
    {
      "word": "masculine Spanish pronouns can be used when the gender of the subject is unknown"
    },
    {
      "word": "when the subject is plural and of mixed gender"
    },
    {
      "word": "Treated as if it were third-person for purposes of conjugation and reflexivity"
    },
    {
      "word": "If le"
    },
    {
      "word": "les precedes lo"
    },
    {
      "word": "or las in a clause"
    },
    {
      "english": "e.g., Se lo dije instead of Le lo dije",
      "word": "it is replaced with se"
    },
    {
      "word": "Depending on the implicit gender of the object being referred to"
    },
    {
      "word": "Used primarily in Spain"
    },
    {
      "word": "Used only in rare circumstances"
    },
    {
      "word": "si"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Spanish terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "for himself/herself/itself/themselves/yourself/yourselves",
          "text": "para sí",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "himself, herself, itself, themselves, yourself, yourselves (form of se used after prepositions)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "himself",
          "himself"
        ],
        [
          "herself",
          "herself"
        ],
        [
          "itself",
          "itself"
        ],
        [
          "themselves",
          "themselves"
        ],
        [
          "yourself",
          "yourself"
        ],
        [
          "yourselves",
          "yourselves"
        ],
        [
          "se",
          "se#Spanish"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsi/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈsi]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-i"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "si"
    }
  ],
  "word": "sí"
}

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