sé

See also: Appendix:Variations of "se"

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CatalanEdit

VerbEdit

sé

1. first-person singular present indicative form of saber

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GalicianEdit

VerbEdit

sé

1. second-person singular imperative of ser

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IrishEdit

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /ʃeː/

• Audio (GA)

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• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ʃə/, /ʃɛ/ (pronoun only, not numeral)

Etymology 1Edit

From Middle Irish sé, from Old Irish é.

PronounEdit

sé (emphatic form seisean, conjunctive)

1. he; (referring to a masculine noun) it

See alsoEdit

Irish personal pronouns

Number	Person (and gender)	Conjunctive (emphatic)	Disjunctive (emphatic)	Possessive determiner
Singular	First	mé (mise)		mo L m' before a vowel or fh-
	Second	tú (tusa)	thú (thusa)	do L d' before a vowel or fh-
	Third masculine	sé (seisean)	é (eisean)	a L
	Third feminine	sí (sise)	í (ise)	a H
Plural	First	muid, sinn (muidne, muide), (sinne)		ár E
	Second	sibh (sibhse)		bhur E
	Third	siad (siadsan)	iad (iadsan)	a E

Note: ^L indicates that the word triggers lenition. ^E indicates that the word triggers eclipsis. ^H indicates that the word triggers h-prothesis.

The reflexive is formed by adding féin to the relevant pronoun: e.g. "myself" = mé féin, "yourselves" = sibh féin.

Etymology 2Edit

Irish cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : sé     Ordinal : séú     Personal : seisear

From Old Irish sé, from Proto-Celtic *swexs, from Proto-Indo-European *swéḱs. Compare Scottish Gaelic sia, Manx shey.

NumeralEdit

sé

1. six

Usage notesEdit

Can be followed by either the singular or the plural form of the noun it modifies. Triggers lenition of a following singular noun. Triggers h-prothesis of a following vowel-initial plural noun.

• sé chapall ― six horses
• sé huaire ― six times

Derived termsEdit

• séú (ordinal)

Related termsEdit

• seisear (used to modify nouns referring to human beings)

MutationEdit

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
sé	shé after an, tsé	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

ReferencesEdit

• "sé" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
• “1 sé” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
• “2 sé” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

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ItalianEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Latin sē.

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /seː/
• Rhymes: -e

PronounEdit

sé

1. oneself, himself, herself

Derived termsEdit

• se stesso

Usage notesEdit

• Becomes se when in combination with verbs or other pronouns.
• Becomes si when part of a reflexive verb.

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LadinEdit

VerbEdit

sé

1. first-person singular present indicative of savei

PronounEdit

sé

1. oneself, himself, herself

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NormanEdit

Etymology 1Edit

From Old French sec, from Latin siccus, from Proto-Indo-European *seyk-.

AdjectiveEdit

sé m

1. (Jersey) dry

Alternative formsEdit

• saec (Guernsey)

Derived termsEdit

• couême sècque (“dried cow dung”)

Related termsEdit

• s'tchi

Etymology 2Edit

From Old French seir, soir, from Latin sērō (“at a late hour, late”), from sērus (“late”).

NounEdit

sé m (plural sés)

1. (Jersey) evening

Alternative formsEdit

• saer (Guernsey)

Etymology 3Edit

From Old French sel, from Latin sāl, salem.

NounEdit

sé m (plural sés)

1. (Jersey) salt

Alternative formsEdit

• saïl (Guernsey)

Related termsEdit

• saler

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Old IrishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Celtic *swexs, from Proto-Indo-European *swéḱs.

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /sʲeː/

NumeralEdit

Old Irish cardinal numbers

<  5	6	7  >
Cardinal : sé     Ordinal : seissed

sé

1. six

DescendantsEdit

• Irish: sé
• Manx: shey
• Scottish Gaelic: sia

Further readingEdit

• “sé” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

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PortugueseEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old Portuguese see, from Latin sēdēs (“seat”), from sedeō (“I sit”), from Proto-Indo-European *sed- (“to sit”).

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɛ/
• Homophone: Sé

NounEdit

sé f (plural sés)

1. (Roman Catholicism) see (the cathedral and region under the jurisdiction of a bishop)

Derived termsEdit

• Santa Sé
• Sé

See alsoEdit

• cátedra
• bispo
• diocese

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SpanishEdit

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /se/
• Homophone: se
• Rhymes: -e

Etymology 1Edit

See saber

VerbEdit

sé

1. First-person singular (yo) present indicative form of saber.

   No sé.

   I do not know.

Etymology 2Edit

See ser

VerbEdit

sé

1. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of ser.

   ¡Sé un voluntario!

   Be a volunteer!

Etymology 3Edit

See sí

InterjectionEdit

sé

1. (colloquial, Chile, Mexico) yes

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Sranan TongoEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Dutch zee.

NounEdit

sé

1. sea

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WalloonEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old French sel, from Latin sāl, salem.

NounEdit

sé ?

1. salt