sej

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See also: sēj, śej, сей, and шей

Czech

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Verb

sej

  1. second-person singular imperative of sít

Danish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Norwegian sei, from Old Norse seiðr, from Proto-Germanic *saidō, cognate with Norwegian sei; English saithe is borrowed from Old Norse.

Noun

sej c (singular definite sejen, plural indefinite sejer)

  1. (zoology) saithe, pollock (the fish Pollachius virens)
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Etymology 2

From Old Norse seigr, from Proto-Germanic *saigaz, cognate with Norwegian Bokmål seig, Norwegian Nynorsk seig, Swedish seg. Related to the verb *sīganą (to sink).

Adjective

sej (neuter sejt, plural and definite singular attributive seje)

  1. tough, tenacious
  2. stringy (of food)
  3. cool
Inflection
Inflection of sej
Positive Comparative Superlative
Indefinte common singular sej sejere sejest2
Indefinite neuter singular sejt sejere sejest2
Plural seje sejere sejest2
Definite attributive1 seje sejere sejeste
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.
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Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

Verb

sej

  1. second-person singular imperative of seś

Slovak

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Verb

sej

  1. second-person singular imperative of siať

Swedish

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Pronoun

sej

  1. (colloquial) Pronunciation spelling of sig.

Declension

Noun

sej c

  1. the fish saithe, Pollachius virens.

Declension

Declension of sej 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative sej sejen sejar sejarna
Genitive sejs sejens sejars sejarnas

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