siena

See also: si̋eną, Siena, and sienā

Finnish

Alternative forms

• sienna

Etymology

Internationalism (compare English sienna), ultimately from Italian terra di Siena.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsie̯nɑ/, [ˈs̠ie̞̯nɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ienɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): sie‧na

Noun

siena

1. sienna (pigment, color)

Declension

Inflection of siena (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		siena	sienat
genitive		sienan	sienojen
partitive		sienaa	sienoja
illative		sienaan	sienoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		siena	sienat
accusative	nom.	siena	sienat
	gen.	sienan
genitive		sienan	sienojen sienain rare
partitive		sienaa	sienoja
inessive		sienassa	sienoissa
elative		sienasta	sienoista
illative		sienaan	sienoihin
adessive		sienalla	sienoilla
ablative		sienalta	sienoilta
allative		sienalle	sienoille
essive		sienana	sienoina
translative		sienaksi	sienoiksi
abessive		sienatta	sienoitta
instructive		—	sienoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of siena (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative sienani sienani accusative nom. sienani sienani gen. sienani genitive sienani sienojeni sienaini rare partitive sienaani sienojani inessive sienassani sienoissani elative sienastani sienoistani illative sienaani sienoihini adessive sienallani sienoillani ablative sienaltani sienoiltani allative sienalleni sienoilleni essive sienanani sienoinani translative sienakseni sienoikseni abessive sienattani sienoittani instructive — — comitative — sienoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative sienasi sienasi accusative nom. sienasi sienasi gen. sienasi genitive sienasi sienojesi sienaisi rare partitive sienaasi sienojasi inessive sienassasi sienoissasi elative sienastasi sienoistasi illative sienaasi sienoihisi adessive sienallasi sienoillasi ablative sienaltasi sienoiltasi allative sienallesi sienoillesi essive sienanasi sienoinasi translative sienaksesi sienoiksesi abessive sienattasi sienoittasi instructive — — comitative — sienoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative sienamme sienamme accusative nom. sienamme sienamme gen. sienamme genitive sienamme sienojemme sienaimme rare partitive sienaamme sienojamme inessive sienassamme sienoissamme elative sienastamme sienoistamme illative sienaamme sienoihimme adessive sienallamme sienoillamme ablative sienaltamme sienoiltamme allative sienallemme sienoillemme essive sienanamme sienoinamme translative sienaksemme sienoiksemme abessive sienattamme sienoittamme instructive — — comitative — sienoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative sienanne sienanne accusative nom. sienanne sienanne gen. sienanne genitive sienanne sienojenne sienainne rare partitive sienaanne sienojanne inessive sienassanne sienoissanne elative sienastanne sienoistanne illative sienaanne sienoihinne adessive sienallanne sienoillanne ablative sienaltanne sienoiltanne allative sienallenne sienoillenne essive sienananne sienoinanne translative sienaksenne sienoiksenne abessive sienattanne sienoittanne instructive — — comitative — sienoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative sienansa sienansa accusative nom. sienansa sienansa gen. sienansa genitive sienansa sienojensa sienainsa rare partitive sienaansa sienojaan sienojansa inessive sienassaan sienassansa sienoissaan sienoissansa elative sienastaan sienastansa sienoistaan sienoistansa illative sienaansa sienoihinsa adessive sienallaan sienallansa sienoillaan sienoillansa ablative sienaltaan sienaltansa sienoiltaan sienoiltansa allative sienalleen sienallensa sienoilleen sienoillensa essive sienanaan sienanansa sienoinaan sienoinansa translative sienakseen sienaksensa sienoikseen sienoiksensa abessive sienattaan sienattansa sienoittaan sienoittansa instructive — — comitative — sienoineen sienoinensa

Latvian

Etymology 1

See siens.

Noun

siena m

1. genitive singular of siens

Etymology 2

Mājas siena (1)

Pilsētas siena (2)

Alas sienas (4)

Cognate with Lithuanian síena (“wall, border”). Derived from verb siet (“to tie, bind”) in its older meaning “to braid, to weave” (see etymology of siet), which suggests that the original meaning of siena was “wicker-work”; compare cognates Avestan 𐬵𐬌𐬥𐬎 (hinu, “ties, bonds, hobble, chain”), Old Irish sin (“chain, necktie”). The current meaning suggests that house walls were originally woven with branches and twigs, and then probably covered with mud (compare with German Wand (“wall”), winden (“wind, twist, weave”)); some evidence from old folk songs supports this idea.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [siêna]

Noun

siena f (4th declension)

1. wall (structure (made of wood, masonry, etc.) that limits a building, a room, etc.)

   mājas, istabas, šķūna sienas ― house, room, barn walls

   mūra, koka, baļķu siena ― masonry, wooden, log wall

   krāsota, balsināta, tapsēta siena ― painted, plastered, papered wall

   krāsot sienu ― to pain the wall

   līmēt tapetes uz sienas ― to paper (lit. paste paper on) the wall

   sienas pulkstenis, lampa ― wall clock, lamp

   iesist naglu sienā ― to drive a nail into the wall

   pakārt gleznu pie sienas ― to hang a painting on the wall

2. wall, rampart (a high enclosure, especially for protection)

   Kremļa sienas ― Kremlin walls

   cietokšņa sienas ― fortress walls

   pilsētas sienas ― city walls

3. something that encloses, also metaphorically

   dūmu, liesmu, uguns, miglas siena ― a smoke, flame, fire, fog wall

   naida siena ― hatred wall

4. external side of a container, box, cavity, body organ, etc.

   skapja sienas ― cabinet walls

   alas, bedres sienas ― cave, pit walls

   tvaika katla sienas ― boiler walls

   kuņģa siena ― stomach wall

   artērijas siena ― artery wall

Declension

Declension of siena (4th declension)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	siena	sienas
accusative (akuzatīvs)	sienu	sienas
genitive (ģenitīvs)	sienas	sienu
dative (datīvs)	sienai	sienām
instrumental (instrumentālis)	sienu	sienām
locative (lokatīvs)	sienā	sienās
vocative (vokatīvs)	siena	sienas

Lithuanian

Etymology

Probably from an abstracted root *sien-, derived from siẽti (“to bind, link”). Cognate with Latvian siena.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈs̪ʲɪ́ən̪ɐ]

Noun

síena f (plural síenos) stress pattern 1

1. wall
2. border, boundary

Declension

Declension of síena

	singular (vienaskaita)	plural (daugiskaita)
nominative (vardininkas)	síena	síenos
genitive (kilmininkas)	síenos	síenų
dative (naudininkas)	síenai	síenoms
accusative (galininkas)	síeną	síenas
instrumental (įnagininkas)	síena	síenomis
locative (vietininkas)	síenoje	síenose
vocative (šauksmininkas)	síena	síenos

Synonyms

• (wall): mūras
• (border): riba, ežia

Derived terms

• (Noun) užsienis m

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

siena f (Cyrillic spelling сиена)

1. Obsolete spelling of sjena.