sê
See also: Appendix:Variations of "se"
Afrikaans edit
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Etymology edit
From Dutch zeggen, from Middle Dutch seggen, from Old Dutch *seggen, from Proto-Germanic *sagjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ-.
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sê (present sê, present participle seggende, past participle gesê)
- (transitive) to say
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Galician edit
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sê
- (reintegrationist norm) second-person singular imperative of ser
Louisiana Creole edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from French ses (“his, her, its”).
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sê
Northern Kurdish edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Iranian *θráyah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *tráyas, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.
Compare Central Kurdish سێ (sê), Persian سه (se).
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sê
Portuguese edit
Pronunciation edit
- Homophones: cê, ser (Brazil), sei (Southern Portugal)
- Rhymes: -e
- Hyphenation: sê
Verb edit
sê
- second-person singular imperative of ser
- Apocopic form of ser; used preceding the pronouns lo, la, los or las
- Eye dialect spelling of ser, representing Brazil Portuguese.