seine

See also Seine

English

seining for salmon

Etymology

Old English seġne, from West Proto-Germanic *sagīna, from Latin sagēna, from Ancient Greek σαγήνη (“dragnet”), of unknown origin.

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA: /seɪn/

Noun

Wikipedia seine (plural seines)

1. A long net having floats attached at the top and sinkers (weights) at the bottom, used in shallow water for catching fish.
   • 1982, TC Boyle, Water Music, Penguin 2006, p. 169:

     They were too busy hauling at ropes, collectively drawing a large seine across the bay before them – and singing their hearts out.

Translations

fishing net

• Dutch: zegen (nl) m and f
• Finnish: nuotta (fi)
• French: seine (fr) f
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: not (nb) m and f

  Nynorsk: not (nn) f

• Swedish: not (sv) c
• Walloon: såme (wa) m

Verb

seine (third-person singular simple present seines, present participle seining, simple past and past participle seined)

1. To use a seine, to fish with a seine.

Translations

to fish

• Finnish: nuotata (fi)
• French: seiner (fr)

• Portuguese: pescar (pt)
• Walloon: såmer (wa)

Anagrams

• see in, seein'

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Dutch

Verb

seine

1. singular present subjunctive of seinen

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French

Etymology

Latin sagēna, from Ancient Greek σαγήνη.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /sɛn/

Noun

seine f (plural seines)

1. seine (for fishing)

Verb

seine

1. first-person singular present indicative of seiner
2. third-person singular present indicative of seiner
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of seiner
4. first-person singular present subjunctive of seiner
5. second-person singular imperative of seiner

Anagrams

• niées

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German

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈzaɪ̯nə/

Pronoun

seine

1. nominative feminine singular of sein
2. nominative plural of sein
3. accusative feminine singular of sein
4. accusative plural of sein

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Jèrriais

Etymology

From Latin sagēna, from Ancient Greek σαγήνη (“dragnet”).

Noun

seine f (plural seines)

1. dragnet

Synonyms

• drannet
• trâle