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See also: sìos and síos

Irish

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Etymology

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Onomatopoeic in origin.

Verb

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sios (present analytic siosann, future analytic siosfaidh, verbal noun siosadh, past participle siosta)

  1. (intransitive) hiss

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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  • siosa m (sibilance)
  • siosarnach f (hissing, hissing noise, hiss)

Mutation

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Mutated forms of sios
radical lenition eclipsis
sios shios
after an, tsios
not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

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Pijin

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Etymology

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Inherited from English church.

Noun

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sios

  1. Christian church building
    • 1988, Geoffrey Miles White, Bikfala faet: olketa Solomon Aelanda rimembarem Wol Wo Tu[1], page 75:
      Bihaen hemi finisim skul blong hem, hemi go minista long sios long ples blong hem long 'Areo.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Tok Pisin

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Etymology

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Inherited from English church, from Middle English chirche, from Old English ċiriċe (church), from Proto-West Germanic *kirikā, from Ancient Greek κυριακόν (kuriakón), neuter form of κυριακός (kuriakós, belonging to the lord).

Noun

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sios

  1. church

Synonyms

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