sirte

See also: Sirte, and šiřte

Galician

Etymology

Attested since the 19th century; ultimately from Ancient Greek Σύρτις (Súrtis), the Gulf of Sidra, a shallow gulf on the coast of Libya.

Noun

sirte m (plural sirtes)

1. (literary) sandy reef that hinders the floating of ships
2. (literary) sandbank, shoal

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “sirte”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “sirte”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega

Italian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Σύρτις (Súrtis), the Gulf of Sidra, a shallow gulf on the coast of Libya.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsir.te/
• Rhymes: -irte
• Hyphenation: sìr‧te

Noun

sirte f (plural sirti)

1. a dangerous sandy reef that forms in deep water (on the African coast of the Mediterranean)

Related terms

• sirtico

Anagrams

• Steri, estri, resti, serti, strie, tersi

Portuguese

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Σύρτις (Súrtis), the Gulf of Sidra, a shallow gulf on the coast of Libya.

Noun

sirte m (plural sirtes)

1. sandy reef that hinders the floating of ships
2. sandbank, shoal

   Synonyms: vau, vado, baixo, baixio, esparcel, restinga, parcel

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Σύρτις (Súrtis, “Gulf of Sidra”), a shallow gulf on the coast of Libya.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsiɾte/ [ˈsiɾ.t̪e]
• Rhymes: -iɾte
• Syllabification: sir‧te

Noun

sirte f (plural sirtes)

1. sandbar, sandy reef that hinders the floating of ships

Further reading

• “sirte”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28