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Afrikaans
Alternative forms
- seg (Cape Afrikaans or archaic)
- seh (obsolete)
Etymology
From Dutch zeggen, from Middle Dutch seggen, from Old Dutch *seggen, from Proto-Germanic *sagjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ-.
Pronunciation
Verb
sê (present sê, present participle seggende, past participle gesê)
- (transitive) to say
Derived terms
Galician
Verb
sê
- (reintegrationist norm) second-person singular imperative of ser
Louisiana Creole
Etymology
Inherited from French ses (“his, her, its”).
Pronunciation
Determiner
sê
- plural of sô (“his, her, its”)
Northern Kurdish
Etymology
From Proto-Iranian *θráyah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *tráyas, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.
Compare Central Kurdish سێ (sê), Persian سه (se).
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /seː/
Numeral
sê
- three
Portuguese
Pronunciation
Verb
sê
- second-person singular imperative of ser
- Apocopic form of ser; used preceding the pronouns lo, la, los or las
Não és capaz e não precisas sê-lo.- You are not capable and you do not need to be.
- Eye dialect spelling of ser, representing Brazil Portuguese.
Slovincian
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsi̯ɛ/
- Syllabification: sê
Etymology 1
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *jьz.
Preposition
sê
- denotes delative movement; off of
Etymology 2
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sъ(n).
Preposition
sê
- denotes comitative or sociative relation; with, alongside
- denotes instrumental relation; with, by means of
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