sirte

== 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) (literary) sandy reef that hinders the floating of ships (literary) sandbank, shoal === References === Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “sirte”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (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) 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) sandy reef that hinders the floating of ships sandbank, shoal Synonyms: vau, vado, baixo, baixio, esparcel, restinga, parcel === Further reading === “sirte”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == 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) sandbar, sandy reef that hinders the floating of ships === Further reading === “sirte”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025