See

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See also: see, SEE, se, Se, sée, seë, and sé

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Noun

See (plural Sees)

  1. Alternative letter-case form of see.

Proper noun

See (plural Sees)

  1. A surname.
    1. An English surname.
    2. A surname from German.
    3. A surname from Chinese.

Anagrams

Alemannic German

Etymology 1

Middle High German sē, from Old High German sē. Cognate with German See.

Pronunciation

Noun

See m (plural Seee, diminutive Seeli)

  1. lake

Etymology 2

Alternative forms.

Noun

See m

  1. (Uri) Alternative form of Se

References

German

FWOTD – 17 April 2016

Etymology

From Old High German sē, sēo m (“sea”), from Proto-West Germanic *saiwi m (“sea”), from Proto-Germanic *saiwiz m (“sea”). Compare Low German See (“sea, lake”), Dutch zee f (“sea”), English sea, Danish sø c (“sea, lake”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /zeː/
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  • Rhymes: -eː

Noun

See m (mixed, genitive Sees, plural Seen)

  1. lake
    Dieser See ist sehr klein.
    This lake is very small.
    • "Görlitzer Park", Berliner Zeitung, November 11, 2013.
      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

Declension of See
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der See die Seen
genitive eines des Sees der Seen
dative einem dem See den Seen
accusative einen den See die Seen

Noun

See f (genitive See, plural Seen)

  1. (uncountable, singular only) sea, ocean
    Synonyms: Meer, Ozean
    Mein Großvater ist als Fischer zur See gefahren.
    My grandfather went to sea as a fisherman.
    • Giorgos Christides, "Griechenland empört über Kritik aus Österreich: "Sollen wir die Flüchtlingsboote vielleicht versenken?"", Der Spiegel, January 26, 2016.
      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.
  2. (nautical) sea, sea condition, swell
    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 Meer.
  • (swell): This sense is very common in nautical parlance but also familiar to ordinary people.

Declension

Declension of See
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die See die Seen
genitive einer der See der Seen
dative einer der See den Seen
accusative eine die See die Seen

Related terms

Proper noun

See n (proper noun, genitive Sees or (optionally with an article) See)

  1. A municipality of Tyrol, Austria

Further reading

German Low German

Etymology

From Middle Low German sê, from Old Saxon sēo, from Proto-Germanic *saiwiz. Compare standard German See, Dutch zee, English sea, Swedish sjö.

Noun

See m (plural Seen)

  1. a lake

Noun

See f (plural Seen)

  1. sea, ocean
    Mien Grootvader föhr as Fischer to de See.
    My grandfather went to sea as a fisherman.
  2. sea, sea condition, swell
    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 Meer as it is in standard German.
  • (swell): This sense is very common in nautical parlance but also familiar to ordinary people.

Synonyms

Derived terms

Hunsrik

Pronunciation

Noun

See m (plural See)

  1. lake

Further reading

Luxembourgish

eng See

Etymology

From Old High German saga, from Proto-Germanic *sagō. Cognate with German Säge, English saw, Dutch zaag, Icelandic sög, Danish sav.

Pronunciation

Noun

See f (plural Seeën)

  1. saw

Related terms

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

From Old High German sēo, from Proto-Germanic *saiwiz. Compare German See, Dutch zee, English sea, Swedish sjö.

Noun

See m

  1. lake

Noun

See n

  1. sea, ocean

Saterland Frisian

n See.

Alternative forms

Etymology

Form Old Frisian sē, from Proto-West Germanic *saiwi. Cognates include German See and West Frisian see.

Pronunciation

Noun

See f (plural Seeë)

  1. sea

Derived terms

References

  • Marron C. Fort (2015) “See”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN

Tagalog

Etymology

From English See, from Hokkien 施 (Si) or 薛 (Sih). Doublet of Sy, Siy, Sze, and Shi.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

See (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒ)

  1. a surname from Hokkien
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