# sirene
## English
### Etymology 1

From Bulgarian сирене (sirene), from Proto-Slavic *syřenьje (“curdling”), from Proto-Indo-European *súHros, whence also English sour, German sauer.

#### Noun

sirene (uncountable)
* (uncommon) A slightly crumbly brined cheese made of cow, sheep, or goatmilk, similar to feta; popular in the Balkan Peninsula.
** 2006, M. H. Wolfe, Gone Away, page 65:[…] then the potato pieces were layered on top and the mess was doused with olive oil and spices and cooked for an hour. Vlado made a tomato salad, also, with sirene cheese.
** 2008, Martin Miller-Yianni, Simple Treasures in Bulgaria, page 209:My curiosity was now satisfied: nothing, other than potatoes, bread, garlic and sirene cheese.
** 2011, Ken Albala, Food Cultures of the World Encyclopedia, page 66:A strudel-like banitsa (pastry) is eaten, which is an interlayering of sirene cheese with phyllo pastry—though it may also contain leeks or spinach […]

### Etymology 2
#### Noun

sirene (plural sirenes or sirena)
* (possibly dated) Alternative spelling of siren

### Anagrams

* Eisner, Riesen, irenes, seiner, serein, serine

## Danish
### Etymology

Via Latin Sīrēn from Ancient Greek Σειρήν (Seirḗn). As a term for an “alarm” influenced by French sirène.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [siˈʁɛːnə], [siˈʁæːnə]

### Noun

sirene c (singular definite sirenen, plural indefinite sirener)
* siren (an alarm with a piercing sound)
* (Greek mythology) Siren (female monsters with a seductive voice)

#### Derived terms

* sirenesang

## Dutch
### Etymology

From Middle Dutch sirena, serene, from Old French sereine, from Late Latin sirēna, Latin Sīrēn, from Ancient Greek Σειρήν (Seirḗn). The sense “warning device” derives from French sirène.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˌsiˈreː.nə/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: si‧re‧ne
* Rhymes: -eːnə

### Noun

sirene f (plural sirenes, diminutive sirenetje n)
* a siren, a noisy warning device

#### Derived terms

* ambulancesirene
* brandweersirene
* politiesirene
* sirenegeloei
* sirenegeluid

#### Descendants

* → Indonesian: sirene

### Noun

sirene f (plural sirenen or sirenes, diminutive sirenetje n)
* (Greek mythology) a siren, a dangerous nymph of Greek mythology, luring passers-by using an irresistible song
* (figuratively) a seductive but dangerous female

#### Derived terms

* sirenisch
* sirenenlied
* sirenenzang

### Anagrams

* sieren

## Indonesian
### Etymology

From Dutch sirene, from Middle Dutch sirena, serene, from Old French sereine, from Late Latin sirēna, Latin Sīrēn, from Ancient Greek Σειρήν (Seirḗn).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [siˈrenə]
* Rhymes: -nə, -ə
* Hyphenation: si‧ré‧nê

### Noun

sirene or sirénê
* siren, a device, either mechanical or electronic, that makes a piercingly loud sound as an alarm or signal, or the sound from such a device

#### Alternative forms

* siren (Johor-Riau)

### Further reading

* “sirene” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

## Italian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /siˈrɛ.ne/
* Rhymes: -ɛne
* Hyphenation: si‧rè‧ne

### Noun

sirene f
* plural of sirena

### Anagrams

* resine, sereni, serine

## Portuguese
### Etymology

Borrowed from French sirène, from Latin sirēna. Doublet of sereia.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /siˈɾe.ni/
* (Brazil) IPA: /siˈɾe.ni/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /siˈɾe.ne/
* (Portugal) IPA: /siˈɾɛ.nɨ/
* Hyphenation: si‧re‧ne

### Noun

sirene f (plural sirenes)
* siren (device that produces a piercing loud sounds as an alarm of signal)

### References

* ↑ “sirene”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025

## Serbo-Croatian
### Participle

sirene (Cyrillic spelling сирене)
* feminine plural passive past participle of siriti