sê
See also: Appendix:Variations of "se"
Afrikaans
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Dutch zeggen, from Middle Dutch seggen, from Old Dutch *seggen, from Proto-Germanic *sagjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sɛː/
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Verb
sê (present sê, present participle seggende, past participle gesê)
- (transitive) to say
Derived terms
- gesegde
Galician
Verb
sê
- (reintegrationist norm) second-person singular imperative of ser
Louisiana Creole
Etymology
Inherited from French ses (“his, her, its”).
Pronunciation
Determiner
sê
- plural of sô (“his, her, its”)
Northern Kurdish
| < 2 | 3 | 4 > |
|---|---|---|
| Cardinal : sê | ||
Etymology
From Proto-Iranian *θráyah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *tráyas, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.
Compare Central Kurdish سێ (sê), Persian سه (se).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /seː/
- Hyphenation: sê
- Rhymes: -eː
Numeral
sê
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈse/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈse/
Verb
sê
- second-person singular imperative of ser
- apocopic form of ser; used preceding the pronouns lo, la, los or las
- Não és capaz e não precisas sê-lo.
- You are not capable and you do not need to be.
- eye dialect spelling of ser, representing Brazil Portuguese
Slovincian
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsi̯ɛ/
- Rhymes: -i̯ɛ
- Syllabification: sê
Etymology 1
Etymology tree
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *jьz.
Preposition
sê
Etymology 2
Etymology tree
Proto-Slavic *sъ(n)
Slovincian sê
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sъ(n).
Preposition
sê
- denotes comitative or sociative relation; with, alongside [with instrumental]
- denotes instrumental relation; with, by means of [with instrumental]
Further reading
- Lorentz, Friedrich (1912) “sìe̯”, in Slovinzisches Wörterbuch[1] (in German), volume 2, Saint Petersburg: ОРЯС ИАН, page 1017