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sí

/ˈsi/

interjection/ˈsi/

hello? (used when answering a phone call)

Synonyms: diga, dígame, dime, aló, bueno, hola

Inherited from Old Spanish sy, from Latin sīc (est).

noun, masculine/ˈsi/plural: síes

sí is masculine in Spanish.

yes; aye, ay; approbation, acceptance

“Ganaron los síes.” — The ayes have it.

Inherited from Old Spanish sy, from Latin sīc (est).

pronoun/ˈsi/

prepositional form of se

“para sí” — for him-/her-/themselves etc.

Inherited from Latin sibi, from Proto-Indo-European *sébʰye, dative of *swé (“self”). Cognate with French soi, Italian sé, and Portuguese si.