sen
Crimean Tatar
Etymology
From Proto-Turkic *sen (“thou”), compare Turkish sen (“you”).
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sɛn/
Etymology 1
From Proto-Slavic *sъnъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *supnas, from Proto-Indo-European *swépnos, *supnós (“dream”), which both are derived from Proto-Indo-European *swep-.
Declension
The form sna is usually only used after the preposition ze (ze sna) and the form snách is usually only used after the preposition ve (ve snách).
See also
- vidina f
Further reading
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the main entry.
Danish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /seːn/, [seːˀn]
Inflection
Inflection of sen | |||
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Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
Common singular | sen | senere | senest2 |
Neuter singular | sent | senere | senest2 |
Plural | sene | senere | senest2 |
Definite attributive1 | sene | senere | seneste |
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used. 2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively. |
Esperanto
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Finnish
Etymology
The genitive and genitive-looking accusative singular of the demonstrative pronoun se.
Pronoun
sen
- Genitive singular form of se.
- (demonstrative) it (accusative; direct object)
- Voisitko tehdä sen?
- Could you do it, please?
- (demonstrative) its (genitive)
- Tuo rotta on varsinainen kiusankappale! Joudun keräämään sen jätöksiä kuistiltani joka aamu.
- That rat is really a nuisance! I have to gather its poopoo from my veranda every morning.
- (+ comparative) (the ...) the (establishes a parallel)
- Mitä enemmän, sen parempi.
- The more the better.
Friulian
See also
Galician
Etymology 1
From Old Portuguese sen, from Latin sine.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [s̺ɪŋ]
Antonyms
Etymology 2
Either from a substrate language, or more likely from Old Occitan sen (“judgement”) and ultimately from Proto-Germanic *sinnaz (“sense, mind”) (cf. Vulgar Latin *sennus).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sɛŋ/
Etymology 3
Unknown.
Alternative forms
- asén
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sɛŋ/
Noun
sen m (plural sens)
References
- “sen” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006-2012.
- “sen” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
- “sen” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “sen” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
- Coromines, Joan; Pascual, José A. (1991–1997). Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico. Madrid: Gredos, s.v. sien.
Ido
Etymology
Borrowed from Esperanto sen, French sans, Italian senza, Spanish sin, ultimately from Latin sine.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sen/
Indonesian
Lashi
Latvian
Mandarin
Usage notes
- English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
- sein (Nynorsk also)
Adjective
sen (neuter singular sent, definite singular and plural sene, comparative senere, indefinite superlative senest, definite superlative seneste)
Derived terms
Old French
Old Irish
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *senos, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sénos.
Mutation
Old Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
sen | ṡen | unchanged |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Descendants
- Irish: sean
Old Occitan
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *sennus, of Germanic origin, from Frankish *sinn.
References
- von Wartburg, Walther (1928-2002), “sinnō-”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 170, page 71
Polish
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *sъnъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *su(o)pnum, from Proto-Indo-European *swépnos, *supnós (“dream”), which both are derived from Proto-Indo-European *swep-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sɛn/
audio (file)
Declension
Derived terms
Romansch
Slovak
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *sъnъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *su(o)pnum, from Proto-Indo-European *supnós (“dream”), which is derived from Proto-Indo-European *swep-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsɛn/
Noun
sen m (genitive singular sna, nominative plural sny, genitive plural snov, declension pattern of dub)
Declension
Derived terms
- snový
- sník, sníček
Spanish
Etymology
Abbreviation of seno (“sine”).
Swedish
Pronunciation
audio (file) - IPA(key): /seːn/ (adjective)
- IPA(key): /sɛn/ (adverb)
Adjective
sen
- late
- en sen kväll
- a late evening
- Jag är redan sen till ett möte
- I’m already late for a meeting
- en sen kväll
Declension
Inflection of sen | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | sen | senare | senast |
Neuter singular | sent | senare | senast |
Plural | sena | senare | senast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | sene | senare | senaste |
All | sena | senare | senaste |
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. |
See also
- tack för senast
Etymology 2
Syncopic form of sedan, from Old Swedish siþan, from Old Norse síðan.
Adverb
sen
- Pronunciation spelling of sedan.
- Först gjorde vi si, och sen gjorde vi så
- First we did like this, and then we did like that
- Först gjorde vi si, och sen gjorde vi så
Turkish
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish سن (sen, “thou”), from Proto-Turkic *sen (“thou”). Cognate to siz (“you”) derived from the same root. Compare Old Turkic 𐰾𐰤 (sen, “you”), Karakhanid سَنْ (sen, “you”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sen/, [sæn]
Declension
Usage notes
Uyghur
Vietnamese
Etymology
Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 蓮 (“lotus”; SV: liên).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [sɛn˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʂɛŋ˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʂɛŋ˧˧] ~ [sɛŋ˧˧]
Welsh
Westrobothnian
Etymology
From Old Norse sin, from Proto-Germanic *senawō.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sɪːn/, /sɪːɳ/
- Rhymes: -ɪ́ːn