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siens

siens

English

Noun

siens

  1. Obsolete spelling of scion

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French

Adjective

siens

  1. (archaic) masculine plural of sien

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Latvian

Siens

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *šainan, *šeinan, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱoinom (from Proto-Indo-European *ḱoi-no (hay), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱei- (color, usually gray)). Cognates include Lithuanian šiẽnas (hay) (regionally siẽnas), Old Church Slavonic сѣно (sěno, hay) (Russian сено (séno), Ukrainian сіно (síno), Bulgarian сено (senó), Czech seno, Polish siano), and possibly Ancient Greek κοινά (koiná, cattle food).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [sìens]

Noun

siens m (1st declension)

  1. hay (dried grass used as animal fodder)
    siena guba, stirpa, kaudzehay stack
    siena grābeklis, dakšashay rake, fork
    siena pļavahay meadow
    siena laikshay time (i.e., time to mow hay)
    pļaut, grābt sienu ― to mow hay

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References

  1. Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), siens”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, ISBN 9984-700-12-7