Siren

Morpheme

Siren

Type

free base

Denotation

mythological marine creature that lured sailors to their deaths through enchanting song

Etymology

Latin Sīrēn, Sīrēna; Ancient Greek Seirēn

Evidence

siren, Sirenaic, sirened, sirenian, sirenic, sirening, sirenless, sirenlike, sirenomelia, sirenomelic, sirens

Notes

<n> does not double because the stress falls on the first syllable