sie
sie · sies
A dropA drop.
/saɪ/
» Do you know when sie is going for holiday?
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1 sensesA drop.
Examples
1 sentencesDo you know when sie is going for holiday?
Origin
From Middle English sien, from Old English sīgan (“to sink, descend”), from Proto-GermanicFrom Middle English sien, from Old English sīgan (“to sink, descend”), from Proto-Germanic *sīganą, *sīhwaną (“to strain, drop”), from Proto-Indo-European *seykʷ- (“to pour, strain”). Cognate with Dutch zijgen (“to filter”), German seihen (“to strain, sieve”), Icelandic síga (“to lower”).
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