sieren
Dutch
Alternative forms
- cieren (obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle Dutch cieren, tsieren, sieren, borrowed from Middle High German zieren. Cognate with New High German zieren and the inherited form tieren.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsirə(n)/, [ˈsiːrə(n)]
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: sie‧ren
- Rhymes: -irən
Verb
sieren
- (transitive) to adorn, to decorate
- (transitive) to befit, to be appropriate for
- Het boetekleed siert de mens.
- It is appropriate for a human to do penance for wrongdoing.
- (transitive) to be nice of, to be decent of
- Dat siert u.
- That is nice of you.
Inflection
| Inflection of sieren (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | sieren | |||
| past singular | sierde | |||
| past participle | gesierd | |||
| infinitive | sieren | |||
| gerund | sieren n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | sier | sierde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | siert | sierde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | siert | sierde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | siert | sierde | ||
| 3rd person singular | siert | sierde | ||
| plural | sieren | sierden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | siere | sierde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | sieren | sierden | ||
| imperative sing. | sier | |||
| imperative plur.1 | siert | |||
| participles | sierend | gesierd | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Derived terms
- sieraad
- ontsieren
- versieren
Related terms
- sier
Anagrams
- sirene