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sire
sire (form of address to a king) /ˈsir/
noun#3531 most common
Also: your majesty, my lord
Example sentences
Da, sire.
Yes, sire.
Sire, cina este gata.
Sire, dinner is ready.
Vă rog să mă iertați, sire.
Please forgive me, sire.
Sire, poporul vă așteaptă în piață.
Sire, the people are waiting for you in the square.
Armata dușmană se apropie, sire, trebuie să luăm o decizie.
The enemy army is approaching, sire, we must make a decision.
Cu tot respectul, sire, cred că această hotărâre va stârni nemulțumiri în rândul nobilimii.
With all due respect, sire, I believe this decision will stir discontent among the nobility.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | sire | sire |
| Genitive | sire | sire |
| Accusative | sire | sire |
| Vocative | sire | sire |
Word family
seniorsenior, elder
senioralseigneurial, lordly
monseniormonsignor
majestatemajesty (native equivalent title)Etymology
Romanian borrowed "sire" directly from French in the modern era, as a literary term for addressing a monarch. French "sire" descends from Latin "senior", the comparative form of "senex", meaning "old" or "elder". The word never naturalized into everyday Romanian speech; it stayed a formal, bookish import used mainly in translated or historical fiction.
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