sé

VerbEdit

sé

1. First-person singular present indicative form of saber.

VerbEdit

sé

1. second-person singular imperative of ser

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): [ʃeː]

• Audio (GA)

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• (Ulster) IPA^(key): [ʃə], [ʃɛ]

Etymology 1Edit

PronounEdit

sé (3d sing. masc. conjunctive)

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

Related termsEdit

• é (disjunctive)
• seisean (emphatic conjunctive)
• eisean (emphatic disjunctive)

Etymology 2Edit

From Old Irish, from Proto-Celtic, 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. Prefixes h- to a following vowel-initial plural noun.

• sé chapall "six horses"
• sé huaire "six times"

Derived termsEdit

• séú (ordinal)
• sé déag

Related termsEdit

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

MutationEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Latin sē.

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.

Etymology 1Edit

From Latin siccus, from Proto-Indo-European *seik-.

AdjectiveEdit

sé m (feminine sècque, masculine plural sés, feminine plural sècques)

1. dry

Etymology 2Edit

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

NounEdit

sé m (plural sés)

1. evening

Etymology 3Edit

From Latin sāl.

NounEdit

sé m (plural sés)

1. salt

VerbEdit

sé

1. first-person singular present indicative of savei

PronounEdit

sé

1. oneself, himself, herself

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

PronunciationEdit

• (Dialects with z/s distinction) IPA^(key): [s̺e̞]
• (seseo) IPA^(key): [se̞]
• 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.

Etymology 3Edit

See sí

InterjectionEdit

sé

1. (colloquial, Chile) yes

EtymologyEdit

From Dutch zee.

NounEdit

sé

1. sea

EtymologyEdit

From Latin sāl, salem.

NounEdit

sé ?

1. salt