die Sirene
Translation
siren
Examples
Die Sirene des Krankenwagens ist laut.
The ambulance's siren is loud.
Die Sirenen heulten die ganze Nacht.
The sirens wailed all night.
Odysseus widerstand dem Gesang der Sirenen.
Odysseus resisted the song of the Sirens.
Grammar Patterns
die Sirene heult the siren wails Suddenly, a siren wailed.
Similar Words
Alarm, Hupe (horn)
Etymology
From the Greek mythological creature 'Seirēn', whose song lured sailors to their death. The name was applied to warning devices because of their loud, compelling sound.
Memory Tips
A modern 'siren' grabs your attention just like the mythological 'Siren's' song was meant to.