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Icelandic
Probably borrowed from English chance.
Pronunciation
Noun
séns m (genitive singular séns, nominative plural sénsar)
- an opportunity, a chance
Það er ekki séns!- Not a chance!
Það er ekki séns í helvíti að ég nái prófinu!- There's not a chance in hell that's I'll pass this test!
Ég er bara að taka sénsinn.- I'm just taking the chance.
Declension
Declension of séns (masculine)
Derived terms
References
- Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) “séns”, in Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)
- Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2024), “séns”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies
Old Irish
Pronunciation
Noun
séns m
- Alternative form of síans
Mutation
Mutation of séns
| radical |
lenition |
nasalization
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| séns
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ṡéns
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unchanged
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Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.