Sirte

See also: sirte and šiřte

English

Alternative forms

• Sirt, Surt, Sert, Syrte

Etymology

From Italian Sirte under influence from French Syrte, from Arabic سِرْت (Sirt) and Latin Syrtis, from Ancient Greek Σύρτις (Súrtis, “Sirte, Gulf of Sidra, Gulf of Gabes”), of uncertain origin but possibly derived from συρτός (surtós, “swept, dragged along”) from σῡ́ρειν (sū́rein, “to drag along”) in reference to the proverbially treacherous effect of the wind and waves on the area's quicksand. Doublet of syrtis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɜːrt/

Proper noun

Sirte

1. A port city in Libya.

Synonyms

• Macomedes, Euphranta, Syrtis, Marsat al-Zāfran, Qasr al-Zāfran, Qasr Sert (historical)

Translations

Translations

• Arabic: سِرْت (Sirt)
• French: Syrte (fr)
• German: Sirte
• Greek:

  Ancient: Σύρτις (Súrtis), Μεγάλη Σύρτις (Megálē Súrtis)

  Modern: Σύρτη (Sýrti)

• Italian: Sirte (it)
• Latin: Syrtis
• Spanish: Sirte

Anagrams

• Istre, Reist, Siret, iters, reist, resit, rites, tiers, tires, tries

Alemannic German

Noun

Sirte f

1. (Uri) milk used for cheesemaking

References

• Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co., page 76.