Tagalog

Proper noun

Sia

1. A surname​ of Chinese origin.

Chuukese

Pronoun

sia

1. we (inclusive)

Adjective

sia

1. we are (inclusive)

Related terms

Esperanto

Etymology

From si +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsia/

Pronoun

sia ‎(accusative singular sian, plural siaj, accusative plural siajn)

1. belonging to the subject of the sentence
   • 1910, L. L. Zamenhof, Proverbaro Esperanta:

     Sia estas kara pli ol la najbara.

     One's own is dearer than the neighbor's.

   Johano donis al Alfredo sian kukon.

   John gave Alfred his (John's) cake.

See also

• ĝia
• lia
• mia
• onia
• ŝia

Interlingua

Verb

sia

1. imperative of esser

Conjunction

sia

1. whether (used the first time in a sentence)
2. or (used the second time in a sentence)

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish sía.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʃiə]

Adjective

sia

1. longer
2. further

References

• "sia" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
• “2 sía” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsi.a/
• Hyphenation: sì‧a

Verb

sia

1. first-person second-person and third-person singular subjunctive present of essere
2. third-person singular imperative of essere

Conjunction

sia ... sia ...

1. both ... and ...
2. either ... or ...

Synonyms

• sia ... che ...

Anagrams

• sai

Latin

Noun

sia

1. nominative plural of sion
2. accusative plural of sion
3. vocative plural of sion

References

• SIA in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• sia in Richard Stillwell et al., editor (1976) The Princeton Encyclopedia of Classical Sites, Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press

North Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian sê. Cognates include West Frisian see.

Noun

sia f

1. (Föhr-Amrum) sea

Old Dutch

Alternative forms

• (she): siu

Pronoun

sia

1. she
2. they

Descendants

• Middle Dutch: si
  • Dutch: zij

Old Saxon

Alternative forms

• sie

Pronoun

sia m, f

1. she (accusative)
2. they

Descendants

• Low German: se

Declension

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish sé, from Proto-Celtic *swexs, from Proto-Indo-European *swéḱs. Compare Irish sé, Manx shey.

Numeral

sia

1. (cardinal) six

Derived terms

• seasgad
• sianar
• siathamh

Mutation

References

• Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, ISBN 0 901771 92 9
• “1 sé” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

Swedish

Verb

sia ‎(present siar, preterite siade, supine siat, imperative sia)

1. to foretell; to tell the future

Conjugation

Synonyms

• spå

Related terms

• siare
• sierska

Tetum

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hiwa, from Proto-Austronesian *Siwa.

Numeral

sia

1. (cardinal) nine

Venetian

Verb

sia

1. first-person singular present subjunctive of èser
2. third-person singular present subjunctive of èser
3. third-person plural present subjunctive of èser
4. third-person singular imperative of èser
5. third-person plural imperative of èser