saisi

Finnish

Etymology

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɑi̯si/, [ˈs̠ɑ̝i̯s̠i]
  • Rhymes: -ɑisi
  • Syllabification(key): sai‧si
  • Hyphenation(key): sai‧si

Verb

saisi

  1. inflection of saada:
    1. third-person singular present conditional
    2. present active conditional connegative

French

Etymology

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sɛ.zi/ ~ /se.zi/
  • Audio:(file)

Participle

saisi (feminine saisie, masculine plural saisis, feminine plural saisies)

  1. past participle of saisir

Adjective

saisi (feminine saisie, masculine plural saisis, feminine plural saisies)

  1. seized

Further reading

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic سَائِس (sāʔis).[1]

Pronunciation

  • (Unguja standard) IPA(key): /sɑˈi.si/
  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Noun

saisi class IX (plural saisi class X)

  1. a groom (person who cares for horses or other animals)
    (Can we add an example for this sense?)

References

  1. ^ Baldi, Sergio (30 November 2020) Dictionary of Arabic Loanwords in the Languages of Central and East Africa (Handbuch der Orientalistik; Erste Abteilung: Der Nahe und der Mittlere Osten; 145), Leiden • Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 155 Nr. 1397