senon

See also: se non, senón, and sen'on

Old Galician-Portuguese

Alternative forms

• se non

Etymology

From se (“if”) + non (“not”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /se.ˈnõ/

Preposition

senon

1. if not
2. except
   • 13th century CE, Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, E codex, cantiga 304 (facsimile):

     como ſanta maria de Ribela non quer que arça outr oyo ant o ſeu altar ſe non Doliuas

     how Holy Mary of Ribela does not allow any other oil to be burned before Her altar except olive oil

Descendants

• Fala: sinon
• Galician: senón
• Portuguese: senão

Welsh

Chemical element
Xe
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Etymology

Borrowed from English xenon, from Ancient Greek ξένον (xénon), neuter of ξένος (xénos, “foreign, strange”).

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈsɛnɔn/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈzeːnɔn/, /ˈzɛnɔn/
• Rhymes: -ɛnɔn

Noun

senon m (uncountable, not mutable)

1. xenon

References

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “senon”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies