# sios
## Irish
### Etymology

Onomatopoeic in origin.

### Verb

sios (present analytic siosann, future analytic siosfaidh, verbal noun siosadh, past participle siosta)
* (intransitive) hiss

#### Conjugation

| | | singular | singular | singular | plural | plural | plural | relative | autonomous |
| | | first | second | third | first | second | third | relative | autonomous |
| indicative | present | siosaim | siosann tú; siosair$^†$ | siosann sé, sí | siosaimid | siosann sibh | siosann siad; siosaid$^†$ | a shiosann; a shiosas / a siosann* | siostar |
| indicative | past | shios mé; shiosas | shios tú; shiosais | shios sé, sí | shiosamar; shios muid | shios sibh; shiosabhair | shios siad; shiosadar | a shios / ar shios* | siosadh |
| indicative | past habitual | shiosainn / siosainn‡‡ | shiostá / siostá‡‡ | shiosadh sé, sí / siosadh sé, sí‡‡ | shiosaimis; shiosadh muid / siosaimis‡‡; siosadh muid‡‡ | shiosadh sibh / siosadh sibh‡‡ | shiosaidís; shiosadh siad / siosaidís‡‡; siosadh siad‡‡ | a shiosadh / a siosadh* | shiostaí / siostaí‡‡ |
| future | future | siosfaidh mé; siosfad | siosfaidh tú; siosfair$^†$ | siosfaidh sé, sí | siosfaimid; siosfaidh muid | siosfaidh sibh | siosfaidh siad; siosfaid$^†$ | a shiosfaidh; a shiosfas / a siosfaidh* | siosfar |
| conditional | conditional | shiosfainn / siosfainn‡‡ | shiosfá / siosfá‡‡ | shiosfadh sé, sí / siosfadh sé, sí‡‡ | shiosfaimis; shiosfadh muid / siosfaimis‡‡; siosfadh muid‡‡ | shiosfadh sibh / siosfadh sibh‡‡ | shiosfaidís; shiosfadh siad / siosfaidís‡‡; siosfadh siad‡‡ | a shiosfadh / a siosfadh* | shiosfaí / siosfaí‡‡ |
| subjunctive | present | go siosa mé; go siosad$^†$ | go siosa tú; go siosair$^†$ | go siosa sé, sí | go siosaimid; go siosa muid | go siosa sibh | go siosa siad; go siosaid$^†$ | — | go siostar |
| subjunctive | past | dá siosainn | dá siostá | dá siosadh sé, sí | dá siosaimis; dá siosadh muid | dá siosadh sibh | dá siosaidís; dá siosadh siad | — | dá siostaí |
| imperative | imperative | siosaim | sios | siosadh sé, sí | siosaimis | siosaigí; siosaidh$^†$ | siosaidís | — | siostar |
| verbal noun | verbal noun | siosadh | siosadh | siosadh | siosadh | siosadh | siosadh | siosadh | siosadh |
| past participle | past participle | siosta | siosta | siosta | siosta | siosta | siosta | siosta | siosta |
* indirect relative † archaic or dialect form ‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

#### Derived terms

* siosach (“sibilant”)
* siosaire m (“hisser; (inveterate) whisperer”)
* siosóg f (“hiss; whisper”)

#### Related terms

* siosa m (“sibilance”)
* siosarnach f (“hissing, hissing noise, hiss”)

### Further reading

* Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “sios”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

## Pijin
### Etymology

Inherited from English church.

### Noun

sios
* Christian church building
** 1988, Geoffrey Miles White, Bikfala faet: olketa Solomon Aelanda rimembarem Wol Wo Tu‎, page 75:Bihaen hemi finisim skul blong hem, hemi go minista long sios long ples blong hem long 'Areo.(please add an English translation of this quotation)

## Tok Pisin
### Etymology

Inherited from English church, from Middle English chirche, from Old English ċiriċe (“church”), from Proto-West Germanic *kirikā, from Ancient Greek κυριακόν (kuriakón), neuter form of κυριακός (kuriakós, “belonging to the lord”).

### Noun

sios
* church

#### Synonyms

* lotu
* haus lotu