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See

See also: Appendix:Variations of "see"

English

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Noun

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See (plural Sees)

  1. Alternative letter-case form of see.

Proper noun

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See (plural Sees)

  1. A surname.
    1. An English surname.
    2. A surname from German.
    3. A surname from Chinese.

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Alemannic German

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Etymology 1

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Middle High German sē, from Old High German sē. Cognate with German See.

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Noun

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See m (plural Seee, diminutive Seeli)

  1. lake

Etymology 2

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Alternative forms.

Noun

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See m

  1. (Uri) Alternative form of Se

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German

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FWOTD – 17 April 2016

Etymology

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From Middle High German sê, from Old High German sē, sēo m (“sea”), from Proto-West Germanic *saiwi m (“sea”), from Proto-Germanic *saiwiz m (“sea”). Compare Low German See (“sea, lake”), Dutch zee f (“sea”), English sea, Danish sø c (“sea, lake”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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See m (mixed, genitive Sees, plural Seen)

  1. lake
    Dieser See ist sehr klein.
    This lake is very small.
    • "Görlitzer Park", Berliner Zeitung, November 11, 2013.
      Auf 14 Hektar gibt es unter anderem einen Kinderbauernhof, mehrere Sport-, Spiel- und Bolzplätze, zwei Aussichtsberge und einen kleinen See.
      There are, among other things, a petting zoo, multiple sporting facilities, playing grounds and soccer fields, two overlooks and a small lake on 14 hectares.

Declension

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Declension of See [masculine, mixed]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der See die Seen
genitive eines des Sees der Seen
dative einem dem See den Seen
accusative einen den See die Seen

Noun

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See f (genitive See, plural Seen)

  1. (uncountable, singular only) sea, ocean
    Synonyms: Meer, Ozean
    Mein Großvater ist als Fischer zur See gefahren.
    My grandfather went to sea as a fisherman.
    • Giorgos Christides, "Griechenland empört über Kritik aus Österreich: "Sollen wir die Flüchtlingsboote vielleicht versenken?"", Der Spiegel, January 26, 2016.
      Wenn man ein Boot auf See sichte, gebe es nur eine Handlungsoption.
      When one spots a boat at sea, there would only be one way to act.
  2. (nautical) sea, sea condition, swell
    Die See ist heute sehr ruhig.
    The sea is very calm today.

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  • (sea, ocean): This sense is normal in compounds and fixed expressions (as above). Otherwise, See is elevated and usually replaced by the synonym Meer.
  • (swell): This sense is very common in nautical parlance but also familiar to ordinary people.

Declension

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Declension of See [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die See die Seen
genitive einer der See der Seen
dative einer der See den Seen
accusative eine die See die Seen
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Proper noun

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See n (proper noun, genitive Sees or (optionally with an article) See)

  1. A municipality of Tyrol, Austria

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German Low German

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Etymology

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From Middle Low German sê, from Old Saxon sēo, from Proto-Germanic *saiwiz. Compare standard German See, Dutch zee, English sea, Swedish sjö.

Noun

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See m (plural Seen)

  1. a lake

Noun

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See f (plural Seen)

  1. sea, ocean
    Mien Grootvader föhr as Fischer to de See.
    My grandfather went to sea as a fisherman.
  2. sea, sea condition, swell
    De See is vundaag bannig rohig.
    The sea is very calm today.

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  • (sea, ocean): Contrary to its German counterpart, See in Low German is the most common word for sea and is never replaced by Meer as it is in standard German.
  • (swell): This sense is very common in nautical parlance but also familiar to ordinary people.

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Derived terms

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Hunsrik

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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See m (plural See)

  1. lake

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Luxembourgish

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eng See

Etymology

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From Old High German saga, from Proto-Germanic *sagō. Cognate with German Säge, English saw, Dutch zaag, Icelandic sög, Danish sav.

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See f (plural Seeën)

  1. saw
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North Frisian

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Etymology

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Cognate with Dutch zee, German See, West Frisian see.

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IPA(key): /seː/

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See c (plural Seen)

  1. (Sylt) sea

Pennsylvania German

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Etymology

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From Old High German sēo, from Proto-Germanic *saiwiz. Compare German See, Dutch zee, English sea, Swedish sjö.

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See m

  1. lake

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See n

  1. sea, ocean

Saterland Frisian

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n See.

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Etymology

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Form Old Frisian sē, from Proto-West Germanic *saiwi. Cognates include German See and West Frisian see.

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Noun

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See f (plural Seeë)

  1. sea

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References

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  • Marron C. Fort (2015) “See”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN

Tagalog

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English See, from Hokkien 施 (Si) or 薛 (Sih). Doublet of Sy, Siy, Sze, and Shi.

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Proper noun

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See (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒ)

  1. a Chinese Filipino surname from Hokkien

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