seni

See also: séní, sēni, and sen'i

Chuukese

Preposition

seni

1. from

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Indonesian

Etymology

Unknown, there are several theories:

1. from earlier se- (“one”) +‎ *nik (“small, fine”).
2. from Sanskrit सनी (sanī, “reward, gift”)
3. from Dutch genie (“genius”), from French génie, from Latin genius.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [səˈni]
• Hyphenation: sêni

Adjective

seni

1. fine

   Synonyms: kecil, halus, tipis

Affixed terms

• menyeni

 

Noun

seni (plural seni-seni, first-person possessive seniku, second-person possessive senimu, third-person possessive seninya)

1. art:
   1. the conscious production or arrangement of sounds, colours, forms, movements, or other elements in a manner that affects the senses and emotions, usually specifically the production of the beautiful in a graphic or plastic medium.
   2. skillful creative activity, usually with an aesthetic focus.
   3. artwork.
2. genius

   Synonym: genius

Affixed terms

• berkesenian
• berseni
• kesenian
• menyeni

 

Compounds

• seni arca
• seni badingkut
• seni bangunan
• seni belanja
• seni berteater
• seni bina
• seni budaya
• seni derita
• seni drama
• seni drama amatir
• seni dramatik
• seni eksperimental
• seni grafis
• seni instalasi
• seni keramik
• seni kriya
• seni Kubro Siswo
• seni kuliner
• seni lukis
• seni murni
• seni pahat
• seni panggung
• seni penjing
• seni peran
• seni pertunjukan
• seni ritual
• seni rupa
• seni rupa pertunjukan
• seni sastra
• seni suara
• seni suara instrumental
• seni suara vokal
• seni sungging
• seni syubanul muslimin
• seni taman
• seni tari
• seni tradisional
• seni tutur
• seni ukir
• seni urban
• seni vektor
• seni visual
• seni wayang

 

Further reading

• “seni” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.

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Italian

Pronunciation 1

• IPA^(key): /ˈse.ni/, [ˈs̪eːn̺i]
• Hyphenation: sé‧ni

Noun

seni m pl

1. plural of seno: breasts

Pronunciation 2

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɛ.ni/, [ˈs̪ɛːn̺i]
• Hyphenation: sè‧ni

Noun

seni m pl

1. plural of sene

senî m (alternative spelling seni)

1. plural of senio

Anagrams

• Ines

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Latin

Latin numbers ^(edit)

	60
←  5	VI 6	7  →
Cardinal: sex     Ordinal: sextus     Adverbial: sexiēs     Multiplier: sexuplus, sexuplex, sextuplus, seplex     Distributive: sēnī     Fractional: sextāns

Etymology 1

From sex (“six”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈseː.niː/, [ˈs̠eː.niː]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈse.ni/, [ˈsɛː.ni]

Numeral

sēnī (feminine sēnae, neuter sēna); first/second-declension numeral, plural only

1. (distributive) six each

Declension

First/second-declension adjective, plural only.

Number	Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	sēnī	sēnae	sēna
Genitive	sēnōrum	sēnārum	sēnōrum
Dative	sēnīs
Accusative	sēnōs	sēnās	sēna
Ablative	sēnīs
Vocative	sēnī	sēnae	sēna

Derived terms

• sēnārius
• sēniō

Related terms

• sex

Etymology 2

Inflected form of senex (“old”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈse.niː/, [ˈs̠ɛ.niː]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈse.ni/, [ˈsɛː.ni]

Adjective

senī

1. dative masculine singular of senex
2. dative feminine singular of senex
3. dative neuter singular of senex
4. ablative masculine singular of senex
5. ablative feminine singular of senex
6. ablative neuter singular of senex

Noun

senī

1. dative singular of senex
2. ablative singular of senex

References

• seni in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• seni in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• seni in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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Latvian

Adjective

seni

1. nominative plural masculine form of sens

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Lithuanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sʲɛˈnʲɪ]

Adjective

senì

1. positive masculine plural nominative form of senas.
2. positive masculine plural vocative form of senas.

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Turkish

Pronoun

seni

1. you (informal, sg., acc.)