Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sie

/saɪ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.06 in modern English

Syllables
sie
IPA
/saɪ/
3
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To sink; fall; drop.

Intransitive verb

verb

To fall, as in a swoon; faint.

Intransitive verb

verb

To drop, as water; trickle.

Intransitive verb

verb

To sift.

Transitive verb

verb

To strain, as milk; filter.

Transitive verb

noun

A drop.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English sien, from Old English sīgan (“to sink, descend”), from Proto-Germanic *sīganą, *sīhwaną (“to strain, drop”), from Proto-Indo-European *seykʷ- (“to pour, strain”). Cognate with Dutch zijgen (“to filter”), German seihen (“to strain, sieve”), Icelandic síga (“to lower”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: sien, sīgan, *sīganą, *seykʷ-

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Questions

How do you pronounce sie?
The recorded pronunciation is /saɪ/.
What does sie mean?
To sink; fall; drop.
Where does sie come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce sie

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