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seine
English
Alternative forms
- sean
- sein (archaic)
Etymology
From Old English se?ne, from Proto-West Germanic *sag?na, from Latin sag?na, from Ancient Greek ?????? (sag?n?, “dragnet”), of unknown origin.
Pronunciation
- (UK, US) IPA(key): /se?n/
Noun
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:
Translations
Verb
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.
Derived terms
- seiner
Translations
Anagrams
- Eisen, Niese, insee, see in, seein, seein', senie
Dutch
Pronunciation
Verb
seine
- (archaic) singular present subjunctive of seinen
French
Etymology
From Latin sag?na, from Ancient Greek ?????? (sag?n?).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /s?n/
Noun
seine f (plural seines)
- seine (for fishing)
Verb
seine
- inflection of seiner:
- first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
- second-person singular imperative
Further reading
- “seine” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Anagrams
- niées
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?za??n?/
Pronoun
seine f sg or pl
- inflection of seiner:
- feminine singular
- plural
Determiner
seine f sg or pl
- inflection of sein:
- nominative/accusative feminine singular
- nominative/accusative plural
Anagrams
- eines, Eisen, niese, seien
Middle English
Verb
seine
- Alternative form of seien
Norman
Etymology
From Latin sag?na, from Ancient Greek ?????? (sag?n?, “dragnet”).
Noun
seine f (plural seines)
- (Jersey, fishing) dragnet
Synonyms
- drannet
- trâle
Norwegian Bokmål
Adjective
seine
- definite singular of sein
- plural of sein
Norwegian Nynorsk
Adjective
seine
- definite singular of sein
- plural of sein
West Frisian
Etymology 1
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- (Clay) IPA(key): /?sai?n?/
- (Wood) IPA(key): /?s?i?n?/
Noun
seine c (plural seinen, diminutive seintsje)
- blessing
Further reading
- “seine (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
seine c (plural seinen, diminutive seintsje)
- scythe
Further reading
- “seine (II)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
Etymology 3
From sein +? -e.
Verb
seine
- to signal
Inflection
Further reading
- “seine (IV)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
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seinen
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese ?? (seinen).
Noun
seinen (plural seinen)
- A kind of manga written for an older male audience, generally 18-30 years old.
Anagrams
- seen in, senine
Dutch
Etymology
From sein.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -?i?n?n
Verb
seinen
- to signal
Inflection
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?za??n?n/, [?za??n?n], [?za??nn?] (standard)
- IPA(key): /za??n/ (common, colloquial)
- Homophone: sein (nonstandard)
Determiner
seinen m sg or pl
- (possessive) inflection of sein:
- accusative masculine singular
- dative plural
Usage notes
- In colloquial spoken German, the masculine nominative forms mein, dein, kein, etc may not be distinguished from the accusative forms meinen, deinen, keinen etc in adjectival use. The distinction is maintained in substantival use, i.e. without a following noun.
Japanese
Romanization
seinen
- R?maji transcription of ????
West Frisian
Noun
seinen
- plural of sein
Noun
seinen
- plural of seine
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