Siren

From Latin Siren

Siren f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Sirenidae – the sirens, species of salamander.

• (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Deuterostomia - infrakingdom; Chordata - phylum; Vertebrata&nbps;- subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Tetrapoda - superclass; Amphibia - class; Lissamphibia - subclass; Caudata - order; Sirenoidea - suborder; Sirenidae - family

• (genus): Siren lacertina - type species; Siren intermedia - only other extant species

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The name was intended to be Syren, from Swedish syren (“lilac”), but this was "corrected" by the US Post Office to Siren, who thought the name applied for was a misspelling.

Siren

1. a village and a town in Burnett County, Wisconsin, USA. The village is the county seat.

• ESRIN, Isner, Rines, reins, resin, rines, rinse, risen, serin

• Sirén

• IPA^(key): /ˈsire̞ːn/
• Hyphenation: Si‧ren

Siren

1. A surname​.

• Sirena

From Ancient Greek Σειρήν (Seirḗn)

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈsiː.reːn/

Sīrēn f (genitive Sīrēnis); third declension

1. a siren, one of the mythical birds with faces of virgins, that dwelt on the southern coast of Italy, where, with their sweet voices, they enticed ashore those who were sailing by, and then killed them.
2. drone in a hive

• Mainly used in the plural form Sirenes (“Sirens”), Ancient Greek Σειρῆνες (Seirênes).

Third declension.

• semipuella

• Siren in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Siren in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• Siren in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette