sirene

From Bulgarian сирене (sirene), from Proto-Slavic *syřenьje (“curdling”), from Proto-Indo-European *súHros, whence also English sour, German sauer.

sirene (uncountable)

1. (uncommon) A slightly crumbly brined cheese made of cow, sheep, or goatmilk, similar to feta; popular in the Balkan Peninsula.
   • 2006, M. H. Wolfe, Gone Away, page 65:

     […] then the potato pieces were layered on top and the mess was doused with olive oil and spices and cooked for an hour. Vlado made a tomato salad, also, with sirene cheese.

   • 2008, Martin Miller-Yianni, Simple Treasures in Bulgaria, page 209:

     My curiosity was now satisfied: nothing, other than potatoes, bread, garlic and sirene cheese.

   • 2011, Ken Albala, Food Cultures of the World Encyclopedia, page 66:

     A strudel-like banitsa (pastry) is eaten, which is an interlayering of sirene cheese with phyllo pastry—though it may also contain leeks or spinach […]

sirene (plural sirenes or sirena)

1. (possibly dated) Alternative spelling of siren

• Eisner, Riesen, irenes, seiner, serein, serine

Via Latin Sīrēn from Ancient Greek Σειρήν (Seirḗn). As a term for an “alarm” influenced by French sirène.

• IPA^(key): [siˈʁɛːnə], [siˈʁæːnə]

sirene c (singular definite sirenen, plural indefinite sirener)

1. siren (an alarm with a piercing sound)
2. (Greek mythology) Siren (female monsters with a seductive voice)

• sirenesang

From Middle Dutch sirena, serene, from Old French sereine, from Late Latin sirēna, Latin Sīrēn, from Ancient Greek Σειρήν (Seirḗn). The sense “warning device” derives from French sirène.

• IPA^(key): /ˌsiˈreː.nə/

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• Hyphenation: si‧re‧ne
• Rhymes: -eːnə

sirene f (plural sirenes, diminutive sirenetje n)

1. a siren, a noisy warning device

• ambulancesirene
• brandweersirene
• politiesirene
• sirenegeloei
• sirenegeluid

• → Indonesian: sirene

sirene f (plural sirenen or sirenes, diminutive sirenetje n)

1. (Greek mythology) a siren, a dangerous nymph of Greek mythology, luring passers-by using an irresistible song
2. (figuratively) a seductive but dangerous female

• sirenisch
• sirenenlied
• sirenenzang

• sieren

From Dutch sirene, from Middle Dutch sirena, serene, from Old French sereine, from Late Latin sirēna, Latin Sīrēn, from Ancient Greek Σειρήν (Seirḗn).

• IPA^(key): [siˈrenə]
• Rhymes: -nə, -ə
• Hyphenation: si‧ré‧nê

sirene or sirénê

1. siren, a device, either mechanical or electronic, that makes a piercingly loud sound as an alarm or signal, or the sound from such a device.

• siren (Standard Malay)

• “sirene” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

• IPA^(key): /siˈrɛ.ne/
• Rhymes: -ɛne
• Hyphenation: si‧rè‧ne

sirene f

1. plural of sirena

• resine, sereni, serine

Borrowed from French sirène,^[1] from Latin sirēna. Doublet of sereia.

• Hyphenation: si‧re‧ne

sirene f (plural sirenes)

1. siren (device that produces a piercing loud sounds as an alarm of signal)

sirene (Cyrillic spelling сирене)

1. feminine plural passive past participle of siriti