Sirup

See also: sirup

German

Etymology

From Middle High German sirup, sirop (13th c.), from Medieval Latin siruppus, siropus, from Arabic شَرَاب (šarāb, “drink”). See English syrup for more.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈziːʁʊp/

• Audio:

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Noun

Sirup m (strong, genitive Sirups, plural Sirupe or Sirups)

1. syrup (viscous, sweet liquid or semiliquid)
2. squash (drink made from syrup and water)
3. viscous, sweet medicine [until 16th c.]

Quotations

• 1563, New Kreüterbuch mit den allerschönsten vnd artlichsten Figuren aller Gewechß:

  Ein lindpurgirender Sirup von Rosen

  A soothing rose syrup

Further reading

• “Sirup” in Duden online
• “Sirup” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache