seine
EnglishEdit
Alternative formsEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old English seġne, from Proto-West Germanic *sagīna, from Latin sagēna, from Ancient Greek σαγήνη (sagḗnē, “dragnet”), of unknown origin.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
seine (plural seines)
- A long net having floats attached at the top and sinkers (weights) at the bottom, used in shallow water for catching fish.
- 1773, Frances Burney, Journals & Letters, Penguin 2001, p. 21:
- We all went on Monday Evening to the sea shore, to see the scene Drawn: this is a most curious Work: and all done by Women.
- 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.
- 1773, Frances Burney, Journals & Letters, Penguin 2001, p. 21:
TranslationsEdit
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VerbEdit
seine (third-person singular simple present seines, present participle seining, simple past and past participle seined)
- (transitive, intransitive) To use a seine, to fish with a seine.
- 1974, James Whetter, Cornwall in the 17th Century: An Economic History of Kernow:
- This was especially the case with seining for pilchards.
- 1974, James Whetter, Cornwall in the 17th Century: An Economic History of Kernow:
Derived termsEdit
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AnagramsEdit
DutchEdit
PronunciationEdit
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VerbEdit
seine
FrenchEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Latin sagēna, from Ancient Greek σαγήνη (sagḗnē).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
seine f (plural seines)
- seine (for fishing)
VerbEdit
seine
- inflection of seiner:
Further readingEdit
- “seine”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
AnagramsEdit
GermanEdit
PronunciationEdit
PronounEdit
seine f sg or pl
DeterminerEdit
seine f sg or pl
- inflection of sein:
AnagramsEdit
Middle EnglishEdit
Etymology 1Edit
NounEdit
seine
- Alternative form of seym
Etymology 2Edit
VerbEdit
seine
- Alternative form of seien
NormanEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Latin sagēna, from Ancient Greek σαγήνη (sagḗnē, “dragnet”).
NounEdit
seine f (plural seines)
SynonymsEdit
Norwegian BokmålEdit
AdjectiveEdit
seine
AnagramsEdit
Norwegian NynorskEdit
AdjectiveEdit
seine
VoticEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Finnic *saina.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
seine
InflectionEdit
Declension of seine (type VIII/päive, no gradation) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | seine | seined |
genitive | seinä | seinije, seini |
partitive | seinä | seinite, seini |
illative | seinä, seinäse | seinije, seinise |
inessive | seinez | seiniz |
elative | seinesse | seinisse |
allative | seinele | seinile |
adessive | seinelle | seinille |
ablative | seinelte | seinilte |
translative | seinessi | seinissi |
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the terminative is formed by adding the suffix -ssaa to the short illative or the genitive. ***) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka to the genitive. |
ReferencesEdit
- V. Hallap, E. Adler, S. Grünberg, M. Leppik (2012), “seinä”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2 edition, Tallinn
West FrisianEdit
Etymology 1Edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
seine c (plural seinen, diminutive seintsje)
Further readingEdit
- “seine (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
Etymology 2Edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
NounEdit
seine c (plural seinen, diminutive seintsje)
Further readingEdit
- “seine (II)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
Etymology 3Edit
VerbEdit
seine
- to signal
InflectionEdit
Weak class 1 | ||||
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infinitive | seine | |||
3rd singular past | seinde | |||
past participle | seind | |||
infinitive | seine | |||
long infinitive | seinen | |||
gerund | seinen n | |||
auxiliary | hawwe | |||
indicative | present tense | past tense | ||
1st singular | sein | seinde | ||
2nd singular | seinst | seindest | ||
3rd singular | seint | seinde | ||
plural | seine | seinden | ||
imperative | sein | |||
participles | seinend | seind |
Further readingEdit
- “seine (IV)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011