sienna

See also: Sienna and sienną

English

Etymology

From Italian terra di Siena (“earth of Siena”), Siena being the most notable Renaissance location of the clay.

Pronunciation

• enPR: sē-ĕnʹə, IPA^(key): /siˈɛn.ə/

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• Rhymes: -ɛnə
• Homophone: Siena

Noun

sienna (countable and uncountable, plural siennas)

1. (countable) A form of clay containing iron and manganese.
2. (countable and uncountable) A pigment with a reddish-brown colour.
3. (countable and uncountable) A light reddish-brown colour.

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Synonyms

• (clay): raw sienna

Derived terms

• burnt sienna
• raw sienna

Translations

clay

• Arabic: طين m
• Japanese: シエナ土 (shiena tsuchi)
• Polish: sjena (pl) f
• Romanian: pământ de Siena n
• Tagalog: siyena

pigment

• Finnish: siena (fi), sienna (fi)
• Georgian: სიენა (siena)
• Polish: sjena (pl) f
• Tagalog: siyena

colour

• Georgian: მოწითალო-ყავისფერი (moc̣italo-q̇avisperi)
• Japanese: シエナ色 (shiena shoku)
• Polish: sjena (pl) f
• Romanian: siena f
• Tagalog: siyena

Adjective

sienna (not comparable)

1. having a reddish-brown colour.

Translations

colour

• Japanese: シエナ色の (shienairo no)
• Romanian: siena

Anagrams

• Annies, Sannie, inanes, insane, nenias, sannie

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsie̯nːɑ/, [ˈs̠ie̞̯nːɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ienːɑ
• Syllabification^(key): sien‧na

Noun

sienna

1. Alternative form of siena.

Declension

Inflection of sienna (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		sienna	siennat
genitive		siennan	siennojen
partitive		siennaa	siennoja
illative		siennaan	siennoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		sienna	siennat
accusative	nom.	sienna	siennat
	gen.	siennan
genitive		siennan	siennojen siennain rare
partitive		siennaa	siennoja
inessive		siennassa	siennoissa
elative		siennasta	siennoista
illative		siennaan	siennoihin
adessive		siennalla	siennoilla
ablative		siennalta	siennoilta
allative		siennalle	siennoille
essive		siennana	siennoina
translative		siennaksi	siennoiksi
abessive		siennatta	siennoitta
instructive		—	siennoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative siennani siennani accusative nom. siennani siennani gen. siennani genitive siennani siennojeni siennaini rare partitive siennaani siennojani inessive siennassani siennoissani elative siennastani siennoistani illative siennaani siennoihini adessive siennallani siennoillani ablative siennaltani siennoiltani allative siennalleni siennoilleni essive siennanani siennoinani translative siennakseni siennoikseni abessive siennattani siennoittani instructive — — comitative — siennoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative siennasi siennasi accusative nom. siennasi siennasi gen. siennasi genitive siennasi siennojesi siennaisi rare partitive siennaasi siennojasi inessive siennassasi siennoissasi elative siennastasi siennoistasi illative siennaasi siennoihisi adessive siennallasi siennoillasi ablative siennaltasi siennoiltasi allative siennallesi siennoillesi essive siennanasi siennoinasi translative siennaksesi siennoiksesi abessive siennattasi siennoittasi instructive — — comitative — siennoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative siennamme siennamme accusative nom. siennamme siennamme gen. siennamme genitive siennamme siennojemme siennaimme rare partitive siennaamme siennojamme inessive siennassamme siennoissamme elative siennastamme siennoistamme illative siennaamme siennoihimme adessive siennallamme siennoillamme ablative siennaltamme siennoiltamme allative siennallemme siennoillemme essive siennanamme siennoinamme translative siennaksemme siennoiksemme abessive siennattamme siennoittamme instructive — — comitative — siennoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative siennanne siennanne accusative nom. siennanne siennanne gen. siennanne genitive siennanne siennojenne siennainne rare partitive siennaanne siennojanne inessive siennassanne siennoissanne elative siennastanne siennoistanne illative siennaanne siennoihinne adessive siennallanne siennoillanne ablative siennaltanne siennoiltanne allative siennallenne siennoillenne essive siennananne siennoinanne translative siennaksenne siennoiksenne abessive siennattanne siennoittanne instructive — — comitative — siennoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative siennansa siennansa accusative nom. siennansa siennansa gen. siennansa genitive siennansa siennojensa siennainsa rare partitive siennaansa siennojaan siennojansa inessive siennassaan siennassansa siennoissaan siennoissansa elative siennastaan siennastansa siennoistaan siennoistansa illative siennaansa siennoihinsa adessive siennallaan siennallansa siennoillaan siennoillansa ablative siennaltaan siennaltansa siennoiltaan siennoiltansa allative siennalleen siennallensa siennoilleen siennoillensa essive siennanaan siennanansa siennoinaan siennoinansa translative siennakseen siennaksensa siennoikseen siennoiksensa abessive siennattaan siennattansa siennoittaan siennoittansa instructive — — comitative — siennoineen siennoinensa

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɕɛn.na/
• Rhymes: -ɛnna
• Syllabification: sien‧na

Adjective

sienna

1. feminine nominative/vocative singular of sienny