Si
See also: Appendix:Variations of "si"
Translingual
Symbol
Si
- (chemistry) silicon.
English
Etymology 1
From clipping of various words beginning with the syllable /saɪ/.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /saɪ/
- Rhymes: -aɪ
Audio (US) (file) - Homophones: sigh, sie, sai, psi, xi, scye, Sy, Cy, Si
Proper noun
Si
- A diminutive of the male given name Simon.
- A diminutive of the male given name Silas.
Alternative forms
- Sy
Etymology 2
From Hanyu Pinyin Sì, from the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 泗 and 肆.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sɪ/, /sə/
Proper noun
Si
- A river in Shandong, China.
- A county in Anhui, China.
- (historical) Various prefectures of imperial China.
Alternative forms
- Su, Ssu
Synonyms
- (county): Sixian, Ssu-hsien
- (prefectures): Sizhou, Ssu-chou
Pronunciation
- enPR: sē
Proper noun
Si
- Alternative form of Xi
References
- “Si”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
Anagrams
- 'is, I's, IS, Is, i's, is, is-, is.
Alemannic German
Etymology
See si (“they”). Cognate with German Sie.
Pronoun
Si
- (polite) you (singular and plural)
Declension
Alemannic German personal pronouns
| nominative | accusative | dative | possessive m | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person singular | ich, i | mich, mi | mir, mier, mer | min, miin | |
| 2nd person singular | familiar | du | dich, di | dir, dier, der | din, diin |
| polite | Si | Ine, Ene, -ne | Ire | ||
| 3rd person singular | m | er | in, en | im | sin, siin |
| f | si | ire | |||
| n | es, 's, -s | im | sin, siin | ||
| 1st person plural | mir, mer | üs, öis, ois, eus | üse, öise, oise, euse | ||
| 2nd person plural | ir, ier | öi, eu | öie, eure | ||
| 3rd person plural | si | ine, ene, -ne | ire | ||
Limburgish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ziː/
- Homophone: si
- Rhymes: -iː
Etymology 1
From Proto-West Germanic *sīdā, from Proto-Germanic *sīdǭ.
Noun
Si f (plural Sijje) (Eupen)
- (geometry, and in general) side (a bounding straight edge of a two-dimensional shape)
- Synonym: Kaïnt
- (geometry) face, side, surface of any three-dimensional object
- page (single leaf of any manuscript or book)
- side (one of the two surfaces of a sheet of paper)
- one side or half of something or someone
- (figuratively) a certain aspect of a concept
- (figuratively) side, faction or group of competitors in a war, game, conflict or any other competitive situation in opposite to their opponents
- face of a coin or dice
Etymology 2
From Old Limburgish sīda, from Medieval Latin sīda, sēta, from Latin saeta (“horsehair; bristle; silk”).
Noun
Si f (plural Sijje) (Eupen)
- silk
- Any of several parasitic vines, of the genus Cuscuta, having small white flowers but no leaves.