Siamese

From Siam + -ese.

• IPA^(key): /saɪ.əˈmiːz/

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Siamese (comparative more Siamese, superlative most Siamese)

1. Of or relating to Siam; Thai.
   • 1943 July and August, T. Lovatt Williams, “Some Reminiscences of the Footplate—1”, in Railway Magazine, page 235:

     I remember one such occasion when a Siamese pupil had fired the train from Lime Street, and so complimentary were the Chief's remarks on the condition of the fire that we found our young Siamese friend difficult to live with for about a week afterwards!

2. (not comparable) Of a connection of tubes or hoses: shaped like the letter Y.

Siamese

1. The Thai language.

Siamese (plural Siameses or Siamese)

1. (plural "Siameses") A Siamese cat.
   • 1951, Winifred Martin, Calling All Kittens, Blackie & Son Limited:

     The third kitten said her name was Juno, and that she was a Siamese.

2. (historical, plural "Siamese" or "Siameses") An inhabitant of Siam.
3. (plural "Siameses") A connection of tubes or hoses shaped like a letter Y.

As with other terms for people formed with -ese, the countable singular noun in reference to a person (as in "I am a Siamese", "writing about Siamese cuisine as a Siamese") is now uncommon and often taken as grammatically incorrect. In its place, the adjective is used, by itself (as in "I am Siamese") or before a noun like person, man, or woman ("writing about Siamese cuisine as a Siamese person"). See also -ish, which is similarly only primarily used as an adjective or as a plural noun.

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Siamese

1. inflection of Siamees:
   1. masculine/feminine singular attributive
   2. definite neuter singular attributive
   3. plural attributive

• IPA^(key): [zi̯aˈmezə]
• Hyphenation: Si‧a‧me‧se

Siamese m (weak, genitive Siamesen, plural Siamesen, feminine Siamesin)

1. Siamese (An inhabitant of Siam.)

• “Siamese” in Duden online
• “Siamese”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎^[1] (in German)