Si

See also: Appendix:Variations of "si"

Translingual

Symbol

Si

  1. (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

  1. A diminutive of the male given name Simon.
  2. A diminutive of the male given name Silas.
Alternative forms

Etymology 2

From the pinyin romanization of various Chinese characters pronounced ／sɨ／ in Mandarin

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /sɪ/

Proper noun

Si

  1. (historical geography) Various prefectures of imperial China.
Synonyms
  • Sizhou, Ssu, Ssu-chou

Anagrams

Alemannic German

Etymology

See si (“they”). Cognate with German Sie.

Pronoun

Si

  1. (polite) you (singular and plural)

Declension
Alemannic German personal pronouns
nominative accusative dative possessive
1st person singular ich, imich, mimir, mermiin
2nd person singular familiar dudichdirdiin
polite SiIne, EneIre
3rd person singular m erinimsiin
f si ire
n esimsiin
1st person plural mir öisöise
2nd person plural ir öiöie
3rd person plural siine, eneire
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