sieur

French

Etymology

From the oblique case of Old French sire (see also French sire), from Vulgar Latin *seior, from Latin senior (“older, elder”) (whence also seigneur, from the accusative form), from senex (“old”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /sjœʁ/
Homophone: scieur

Noun

sieur m (plural sieurs)

sir, Mr., lord; title of respect for a man

Synonyms

s^r

Related terms

Further reading

“sieur” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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