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Sé

Sé

See also: sé

Portuguese

Noun

Sé f (plural Sés)

  1. Alternative form of sé

sé

sé

See also: Appendix:Variations of "se"

Catalan

Verb

sé

  1. first-person singular present indicative form of saber

Galician

Verb

sé

  1. second-person singular imperative of ser

Irish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʃeː]
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): [ʃə], [ʃɛ]

Etymology 1

From Middle Irish sé, from Old Irish é.

Pronoun

sé ‎(3d sing. masc. conjunctive)

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

Etymology 2

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

Numeral

sé

  1. six
Usage notes

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.

Derived terms
  • séú (ordinal)
Related terms
  • seisear (used to modify nouns referring to human beings)

Mutation

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

References

  • "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.

Italian

Etymology

From Latin sē.

Pronoun

sé

  1. oneself, himself, herself

Derived terms

Usage notes

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

Ladin

Verb

sé

  1. first-person singular present indicative of savei

Pronoun

sé

  1. oneself, himself, herself

Norman

Etymology 1

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

Adjective

sé m

  1. (Jersey) dry
Alternative forms
Derived terms

Etymology 2

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

Noun

sé m ‎(plural sés)

  1. (Jersey) evening
Alternative forms

Etymology 3

From Old French sel, from Latin sāl.

Noun

sé m ‎(plural sés)

  1. (Jersey) salt
Alternative forms

Old Irish

Etymology

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

Numeral

Old Irish cardinal numbers
 <  5 6 7  > 
    Cardinal : sé
    Ordinal : seissed

sé

  1. six

Descendants

References

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

Portuguese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɛ/
  • Homophone: Sé

Noun

sé f (plural sés)

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

Derived terms

See also

Spanish

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

See saber

Verb

sé

  1. First-person singular (yo) present indicative form of saber.
    No sé. — “I do not know.”

Etymology 2

See ser

Verb

sé

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

Etymology 3

See sí

Interjection

sé

  1. (colloquial, Chile, Mexico) yes

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

From Dutch zee.

Noun

sé

  1. sea

Walloon

Etymology

From Latin sāl, salem.

Noun

sé ?

  1. salt

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