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Appendix:Variations of "see"
English
Noun
en see.
Proper noun
s
en.
en English.
en German.
en Hokkien.
Anagrams
en ees -ees -ese ESE Ese ees ese
en Christianity
Alemannic German
Etymology 1
gsw gmh sē, from gsw goh sē. Cognate with de See.
Pronunciation
gsw /seː/
Noun
gsw noun m plural Seee diminutive Seeli
lake
Etymology 2
Alternative forms.
Noun
gsw noun m
gsw Uri gsw Se
References
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Bavarian
Alternative forms
bar Sää Säi Sea
Etymology
bar gmh sē, from bar goh sē. Cognate with de See.
Pronunciation
bar /ˈsɛi̯/ Northern
bar /ˈsɛː/ Central
bar /ˈsɛɐ̯/ Southern
bar ɛː
Noun
m Seen
lake
German
de 2016 April 17
Etymology
From de gmh sê, from de goh sē, goh sēo sea m, from de gmw-pro *saiwi sea m, from de gem-pro *saiwiz sea m. Compare nds See sea, lake, nl zee sea f, en sea, da sø sea, lake c.
Pronunciation
de /zeː/ Germany
de De-See.ogg Germany
de De-See2.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de /seː/ Austria,South German,Switzerland
de eː 1
de seh
Noun
m
lake
de Dieser See ist sehr klein. This lake is very small.
"Görlitzer Park", Berliner Zeitung, November 11, 2013.
de Auf 14 Hektar gibt es unter anderem einen Kinderbauernhof, mehrere Sport-, Spiel- und Bolzplätze, zwei Aussichtsberge und einen kleinen See. There are, among other things, a petting zoo, multiple sporting facilities, playing grounds and soccer fields, two overlooks and a small lake on 14 hectares.
Declension
m
Noun
f
de uncountable singular only sea, ocean
de Meer Ozean
de Mein Großvater ist als Fischer zur See gefahren. My grandfather went to sea as a fisherman.
2016 January 26, Giorgos Christides, "Griechenland empört über Kritik aus Österreich: "Sollen wir die Flüchtlingsboote vielleicht versenken?"", Der Spiegel:
de Wenn man ein Boot auf See sichte, gebe es nur eine Handlungsoption. When one spots a boat at sea, there would only be one way to act.
de nautical sea, sea condition, swell
de Die See ist heute sehr ruhig. The sea is very calm today.
Usage notes
sea, ocean This sense is normal in compounds and fixed expressions (as above). Otherwise, See is elevated and usually replaced by the synonym de Meer.
swell This sense is very common in nautical parlance but also familiar to ordinary people.
Declension
f
Related terms
de Alpensee Binnensee Hochsee Irische See Ostsee Nordsee Tiefsee Übersee Seeaal Seeadler Seeblatt Seefahrer Seefahrt Seehafen Seehund Seeigel Seekrankheit Seemacht Seemeile Seenot Seeort Seerand Seeschiff Seeschifffahrt Seeübung Seeufer Seeungeheuer Seezunge
Proper noun
toponym
de municipality s/Tyrol c/Austria
Further reading
de
de Bodies of water Landforms
Hunsrik
Pronunciation
Noun
m See
lake
Further reading
Low German
Etymology
From nds gml sê, from nds osx sēo, from nds gem-pro *saiwiz. Compare standard de See, nl zee, en sea, sv sjö.
Noun
m Seen nds GLG
a lake
Noun
f Seen nds GLG
sea, ocean
nds Mien Grootvader föhr as Fischer to de See. My grandfather went to sea as a fisherman.
sea, sea condition, swell
nds De See is vundaag bannig rohig. The sea is very calm today.
Usage notes
sea, ocean Contrary to its German counterpart, See in Low German is the most common word for sea and is never replaced by nds Meer as it is in standard German.
swell This sense is very common in nautical parlance but also familiar to ordinary people.
Synonyms
nds Meer
nds Ozean
Derived terms
nds Seeaal Seeblatt Seehund Seemacht Seefohrt Seehaven Seeschipp Seeschippfohrt Seeungehüer seesüük Seesüük Seekrankheit
Luxembourgish
thumb|eng See - a saw
Etymology
From lb goh saga, from lb gem-pro *sagō. Cognate with de Säge, en saw, nl zaag, is sög, da sav.
Pronunciation
lb /zeː/
lb eː 1
Noun
f
saw
Related terms
lb seeën
Further reading
North Frisian
Alternative forms
frr sia Föhr-Amrum
frr siie Mooring
Etymology
frr gem-pro ine-pro
From frr ofs sē, from frr gmw-pro *saiwi.
Noun
frr noun f m plural Seen frr Sylt
sea
lake
Usage notes
Since Sylt Frisian has merged masculine and feminine genders it cannot use them to distinguish between both senses, except possibly with personal and possessive pronouns. For the German-influenced distinction in other dialects compare frr sia.
Pennsylvania German
Etymology
From pdc goh sēo, from pdc gem-pro *saiwiz. Compare de See, nl zee, en sea, sv sjö.
Noun
pdc noun m
lake
Noun
pdc noun n
sea, ocean
Saterland Frisian
thumb|n See.
Alternative forms
stq Säi
Etymology
From stq ofs sē, from stq gmw-pro *saiwi. Cognates include de See and fy see.
Pronunciation
stq /seː/
stq See
stq eː 1
Noun
f Seeë
sea
Derived terms
stq Seemeeske
References
stq Landforms Water
Tagalog
Etymology
tl en See, from tl nan-hbl - 施 Si or 薛 Sih. tl Sy Siy Sze Shi.
Pronunciation
Si
Proper noun
si
tl Chinese Filipino Hokkien
Anagrams
tl ees ese