sieren

Dutch

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Dutch cieren, tsieren, sieren, borrowed from Middle High German zieren. Cognate with New High German zieren and the inherited form tieren.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈsirə(n)/, [ˈsiːrə(n)]
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  • Hyphenation: sie‧ren
  • Rhymes: -irən

Verb

sieren

  1. (transitive) to adorn, to decorate
  2. (transitive) to befit, to be appropriate for
    Het boetekleed siert de mens.
    It is appropriate for a human to do penance for wrongdoing.
  3. (transitive) to be nice of, to be decent of
    Dat siert u.
    That is nice of you.

Inflection
Inflection of sieren (weak)
infinitive sieren
past singular sierde
past participle gesierd
infinitive sieren
gerund sieren n
present tense past tense
1st person singular siersierde
2nd person sing. (jij) siertsierde
2nd person sing. (u) siertsierde
2nd person sing. (gij) siertsierde
3rd person singular siertsierde
plural sierensierden
subjunctive sing.1 sieresierde
subjunctive plur.1 sierensierden
imperative sing. sier
imperative plur.1 siert
participles sierendgesierd
1) Archaic.

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