different between serene vs sirene

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /s???i?n/
• (US) IPA^(key): /s???in/
• Rhymes: -i?n

Etymology 1

From Middle English, borrowed from Latin ser?nus (“clear, cloudless, untroubled”).

Adjective

serene (comparative more serene or serener, superlative most serene or serenest)

1. Peaceful, calm, unruffled.
2. Without worry or anxiety; unaffected by disturbance.
3. (archaic) fair and unclouded (as of the sky); clear; unobscured.
   • 1751, Thomas Gray, Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard

     Full many a gem of purest ray serene / The dark unfathom'd caves of ocean bear.
4. Used as part of certain titles, originally to indicate sovereignty or independence.

Related terms

• all serene
• serenity

Translations

Verb

serene (third-person singular simple present serenes, present participle serening, simple past and past participle serened)

1. (transitive) To make serene.

Noun

serene (plural serenes)

1. (poetic) Serenity; clearness; calmness.
   • 1801, Robert Southey, Thalaba the Destroyer

     the serene of heaven

   • 1742, Edward Young, Night Thoughts on Life, Death and Immortality

     To their master is denied / To share their sweet serene.

2. Evening air; night chill.

   • Some serene blast me.

Etymology 2

Old French serein (“evening”), Vulgar Latin *ser?num (from substantive use of s?rum, neuter of s?rus (“late”)) + -?nus suffix.

Noun

serene (plural serenes)

1. A fine rain from a cloudless sky after sunset.

Synonyms

• serein

References

• Oxford English Dictionary. serein n. 1.

Anagrams

• reseen, resene

Dutch

Pronunciation

Adjective

serene

1. Inflected form of sereen

Esperanto

Etymology

serena +? -e

Adverb

serene

1. calmly, serenely

Italian

Adjective

serene

1. feminine plural of sereno

Latin

Etymology 1

From ser?nus +? -?.

Adverb

ser?n? (comparative ser?nius, superlative ser?nissim?)

1. clearly, brightly

Etymology 2

Adjective

ser?ne

1. vocative masculine singular of ser?nus

References

• serene in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Portuguese

Verb

serene

1. first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of serenar
2. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of serenar
3. third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of serenar
4. third-person singular (você) negative imperative of serenar

Spanish

Verb

serene

1. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of serenar.
2. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of serenar.
3. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of serenar.
4. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of serenar.

English

Etymology 1

From Bulgarian ?????? (sirene), from Proto-Slavic [Term?], from Proto-Indo-European *suros, whence also English sour, German sauer.

Noun

sirene (uncountable)

1. (uncommon) A slightly crumbly brine cheese made of cow, sheep, and/or goat milk, similar to feta; popular in the Balkan peninsula.
   • 2008, Martin Miller-Yianni, Simple Treasures in Bulgaria, page 209:

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

Etymology 2

Noun

sirene (plural sirenes or sirenæ)

1. (possibly dated) Alternative spelling of siren

Anagrams

• Eisner, irenes, seiner, serein, serine

Danish

Etymology

Via Latin S?r?n from Ancient Greek ?????? (Seir?n). As a term for an “alarm” influenced by French sirène.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [si????n?], [si??æ?n?]

Noun

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)

Inflection

Derived terms

• sirenesang

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch sirena, serene, from Old French sereine, from Late Latin sir?na, Latin S?r?n, from Ancient Greek ?????? (Seir?n). The sense “warning device” derives from French sirène.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?si?re?.n?/
• Hyphenation: si?re?ne
• Rhymes: -e?n?

Noun

sirene f (plural sirenes, diminutive sirenetje n)

1. A siren, a noisy warning device.

Derived terms

• ambulancesirene
• brandweersirene
• politiesirene
• sirenegeloei
• sirenegeluid

Descendants

• ? Indonesian: sirene

Noun

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

Derived terms

• sirenisch
• sirenenlied
• sirenenzang

Anagrams

• sieren

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch sirene, from Middle Dutch sirena, serene, from Old French sereine, from Late Latin sir?na, Latin S?r?n, from Ancient Greek ?????? (Seir?n).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [si?ren?]
• Hyphenation: si?ré?nê

Noun

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.

Alternative forms

• siren (Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore)

Further reading

• “sirene” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.

Italian

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -?ne

Noun

sirene f

1. plural of sirena

Anagrams

• resine, sereni, serine

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /si.?r?.n(?)/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /si.??e.ni/
• Hyphenation: si?re?ne

Etymology

Borrowed from French sirène, from Latin sir?na. Doublet of sereia.

Noun

sirene f (plural sirenes)

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

References

Serbo-Croatian

Participle

sirene (Cyrillic spelling ??????)

1. feminine plural passive past participle of siriti