sirène

See also: sirene and Sirene

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin sirēna, from Latin Sīrēn, from Ancient Greek Σειρήν (Seirḗn). Cf. also Old French sereine. Doublet of serin.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /si.ʁɛn/
sirène (file)

Noun

sirène f (plural sirènes)

siren, alarm
(mythology) mermaid, siren
(figuratively, by extension) siren, temptress, seducer

Further reading

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

Anagrams

insère, inséré, reines, renies, résine, résiné, seiner, serein

Norman

Etymology

Noun

sirène f (plural sirènes)

(Jersey) siren

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