séns

See also: sens, Sens, and Sens.

Icelandic

Probably borrowed from English chance.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɛns

Noun

séns m (genitive singular séns, nominative plural sénsar)

  1. an opportunity, a chance
    Það er ekki séns!
    Not a chance!
    Ekki séns!
    Not a chance!
    Það er ekki séns í helvíti að ég nái prófinu!
    There's not a chance in hell that's I'll pass this test!
    Ég er bara að taka sénsinn.
    I'm just taking the chance.

Declension

Declension of séns (masculine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative séns sénsinn sénsar sénsarnir
accusative séns sénsinn sénsa sénsana
dative séns sénsinum sénsum sénsunum
genitive séns sénsins sénsa sénsanna

Derived terms

  • komast á séns

References

  • Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) “séns”, in Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)
  • Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2025), “séns”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies

Old Irish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [sʲeːns]

Noun

séns m

  1. alternative form of síans

Mutation

Mutation of séns
radical lenition nasalization
séns ṡéns séns

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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