sé

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Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [sé]

Noun

sé

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References

Bassa-English Dictionary
2007. The UCLA Phonetics Lab Archive. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Department of Linguistics.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈse]
Rhymes: -e

Verb

sé

first-person singular present indicative of saber

Alternative forms

(Rémois) seil

Etymology

Inherited from Old French sel, from Latin salem.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /se/

Noun

sé m (plural sés)

(Troyen, Langrois) salt

Numeral

sé

seven

References

Daunay, Jean (1998) Parlers de Champagne : Pour un classement thématique du vocabulaire des anciens parlers de Champagne (Aube - Marne - Haute-Marne)‎ (in French), Rumilly-lés-Vaudes
Baudoin, Alphonse (1885) Glossaire de la forêt de Clairvaux‎ (in French), Troyes

Alternative forms

sedi (Lagarteiru, Valverdeñu)

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese sede (“thirst”), from Latin sitis (“thirst”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈse/
Rhymes: -e
Syllabification: sé

Noun

sé f (plural sés)

(Mañegu) thirst

References

Valeš, Miroslav (2021) Diccionariu de A Fala: lagarteiru, mañegu, valverdeñu (web)‎, 2nd edition, Minde, Portugal: CIDLeS, published 2022, →ISBN

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese see, from Latin sēdēs (“seat”), from sedeō (“I sit”), from Proto-Indo-European *sed- (“to sit”). Doublet of sede.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈsɛ/

Noun

sé f (plural sés)

(Roman Catholicism) see; cathedral
Synonym: catedral

Derived terms

A Sé
Santa Sé

Verb

sé

second-person singular imperative of ser

References

Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “see”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “see”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “sé”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “sé”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega

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Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈsjɛː/

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Etymology 1

Verb

sé

first-person singular present indicative of sjá

Etymology 2

Verb

sé

first-person singular present subjunctive of vera
third-person singular present subjunctive of vera

Etymology 1

From Middle Irish sé, from Old Irish é.^[1]

Pronunciation

(Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /ʃeː/^[2]
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /ʃɛ/, /ʃə/

Pronoun

sé (emphatic form seisean, conjunctive)

he
(referring to a masculine noun) it

Etymology 2

**Irish numbers ^(edit)**
	60^{[a], [b], [c]}
← 5	6	7 →
Cardinal: sé Ordinal: séú Personal: seisear

From Old Irish sé,^[3] from Proto-Celtic *swexs, from Proto-Indo-European *swéḱs. Compare Scottish Gaelic sia, Manx shey.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʃeː/
Homophone: ’sé

Numeral

sé

six

Usage notes

May be used with nouns in both the singular and plural; the singular is more common in general, but the plural must be used with units of measurement and the like. Triggers lenition of nouns in the singular and h-prothesis of nouns in the plural:

sé chat ― six cats
sé troithe ― six feet
sé héin ― six birds

When used with the definite article, the definite article is always in the plural. When used with adjectives, the adjective is also in the plural and is always lenited after nouns in the singular; after nouns in the plural, the adjective only lenites after slender consonants::

sé chapall bhána ― six white horses
na sé eaglais mhóra ― the six big churches

But:

sé capaill bhána ― six white horses
na sé heaglaisí móra ― the six big churches

When referring to human beings, the personal form seisear is used.

Derived terms

seisear (used to modify personal nouns)
séú (ordinal)

Mutation

More information radical, lenition ...

Mutated forms of sé
radical	lenition	eclipsis
sé	shé after an, tsé	not applicable

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Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
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References

[1]
Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 sé”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
[2]
Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 121, page 65
[3]
Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 sé”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Etymology

From Latin sē. Compare with French soi, Portuguese si, and Spanish sí.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈse/^*^[1]
Audio: (file)
Rhymes: -e
Hyphenation: sé

Pronoun

sé

(disjunctive, emphatic) oneself, himself, herself

Derived terms

References

[1]
sé in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Verb

sé

first-person singular present indicative of savei

Pronoun

sé

oneself, himself, herself

**Musi cardinal numbers**
< 0	1	2 >
Cardinal : sé

Alternative forms

sikoq

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʃeː/

Numeral

sé

one

Etymology 1

From Old French sec, from Latin siccus, from Proto-Indo-European *seyk-.

Adjective

sé m

(Jersey) dry

Alternative forms

saec (Guernsey)

Derived terms

couême sècque (“dried cow dung”)

Related terms

s'tchi

Etymology 2

From Old French seir, soir, from Latin sērō (“at a late hour, late”), from sērus (“late”).

Noun

sé m (plural sés)

(Jersey) evening

Alternative forms

saer (Guernsey)

Etymology 3

From Old French sel, from Latin sāl, salem.

Noun

sé m (plural sés)

(Jersey) salt

Alternative forms

saïl (Guernsey)

Related terms

saler

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *swexs, from Proto-Indo-European *swéḱs.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /sʲeː/

Numeral

**Old Irish cardinal numbers**
< 5	6	7 >
Cardinal : sé Ordinal : seissed Personal : seiser

sé

six

Descendants

Irish: sé
Manx: shey
Scottish Gaelic: sia

Verb

sé

inflection of sjá:
inflection of vera:
1. third-person singular present subjunctive
2. third-person plural present subjunctive

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese see, from Latin sēdēs (“seat”), from sedeō (“to sit”), from Proto-Indo-European *sed- (“to sit”). Doublet of sede. Cognate with Galician sé and Spanish sede.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsɛ/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈsɛ/

Rhymes: -ɛ
Homophone: Sé
Hyphenation: sé

Noun

sé f (plural sés)

(Roman Catholicism) see (the cathedral and region under the jurisdiction of a bishop)

Derived terms

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /sɛ˥/

Numeral

sé

ten.

Synonyms

tiqsé

Alternative forms

sè
sē (Ville Unite)

Etymology

From Latin sīc (“so”).

Adverb

sé

yes
Synonyms: è, ē
used to express disagreement
- 1920, Olindo Guerrini, edited by Zanichelli, Sonetti romagnoli, published 1967:
  Sé! St'al cazazzi d'chert a gli ha da di Coma ch'l'è fatt e' mond, coma ch'l'è fatt? Ch'e' vega là, ch'un staga a dvinté matt, Ch'e' ciapa e' livar e ch'ul cazza ví.
  What are you saying? Have really these nonsense papers to say how the world is made, how it's made? Come on, don't go crazy, take the book and chase it away.

Noun

sé m (plural sì)

yes

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈse/ [ˈse]
Rhymes: -e
Syllabification: sé
Homophones: se, (Latin America) ce

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

sé

first-person singular present indicative of saber
No lo sé.
I do not know.
inflection of ser:
1. second-person singular imperative
2. second-person singular voseo imperative
¡Sé un voluntario!
Be a volunteer!

Etymology 2

See sí.

Interjection

sé

(colloquial, Chile, Mexico) yes

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch zee.

Noun

sé

sea

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sei.

Pronoun

sé

who

Etymology

Inherited from Old French sel, from Latin sāl, salem, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *séh₂ls.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /se/
Homophones: cé (general), soe, si, sait (some dialects)

Noun

sé m (plural sés)

table salt, sodium chloride (NaCl)
(chemistry) salt

Related terms

saler

[1] [1]
Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 sé”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

[2] [2]
Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 121, page 65

[3] [3]
Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 sé”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

[4] [1]
sé in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

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Number	Person (and gender)	Conjunctive (emphatic)	Disjunctive (emphatic)	Possessive determiner
Singular	First	mé (mise)		mo ^L m' before vowel sounds
	Second	tú (tusa)¹	thú (thusa)	do ^L d' before vowel sounds
	Third masculine	sé (seisean)	é (eisean)	a ^L
	Third feminine	sí (sise)	í (ise)	a ^H
	Third neuter	—	ea	—
Plural	First	muid, sinn (muidne, muide), (sinne)		ár ^E
	Second	sibh (sibhse)¹		bhur ^E
	Third	siad (siadsan)	iad (iadsan)	a ^E

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