seni

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Chuukese

Preposition

seni

  1. from

Indonesian

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Etymology

Unknown, there are several theories:

  1. from earlier se- (“one”) +‎ *nik (“small, fine”).
  2. from Sanskrit सनी (sanī, “reward, gift”)
  3. from Dutch genie (“genius”), from French génie, from Latin genius.

Pronunciation

Adjective

seni

  1. fine
    Synonyms: kecil, halus, tipis

Affixed terms

Noun

seni (plural seni-seni, first-person possessive seniku, second-person possessive senimu, third-person possessive seninya)

  1. art:
    1. the conscious production or arrangement of sounds, colours, forms, movements, or other elements in a manner that affects the senses and emotions, usually specifically the production of the beautiful in a graphic or plastic medium.
    2. skillful creative activity, usually with an aesthetic focus.
    3. artwork.
  2. genius
    Synonym: genius

Affixed terms

Compounds

Further reading

Italian

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈse.ni/
  • Rhymes: -eni
  • Hyphenation: sé‧ni

Noun

seni m pl

  1. plural of seno: breasts

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɛ.ni/
  • Rhymes: -ɛni
  • Hyphenation: sè‧ni

Noun

seni m pl

  1. plural of sene

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɛ.ni/
  • Rhymes: -ɛni
  • Hyphenation: sè‧ni

Noun

seni m

  1. plural of senio

Anagrams

Javanese

Romanization

seni

  1. Romanization of ꦱꦼꦤꦶ

Latin

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Numeral

sēnī

  1. inflection of sēnus:
    1. nominative/vocative masculine plural
    2. genitive masculine/neuter singular

Etymology 2

Inflected form of senex (“old”).

Pronunciation

Noun

senī

  1. dative singular of senex

Adjective

senī

  1. dative masculine/feminine/neuter singular of senex

References

  • “seni”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “seni”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • seni in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Latvian

Adjective

seni

  1. nominative plural masculine of sens

Lithuanian

Pronunciation

Adjective

senì

  1. nominative/vocative masculine plural of senas

Malay

Pronunciation

Noun

seni (Jawi spelling سني, plural seni-seni, informal 1st possessive seniku, 2nd possessive senimu, 3rd possessive seninya)

  1. art

Descendants

  • Indonesian: sêni

References

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

seni (Cyrillic spelling сени)

  1. dative/locative singular of sena

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

From English send.

Verb

seni

  1. to send

Turkish

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronoun

seni

  1. accusative of sen (you)

Etymology 2

Unknown, maybe the same as above. Also compare sizi, of the same form and function.

Pronoun

seni

  1. Form of sen used in some vocative and attributive constructions.
    Gel buraya, seni pislik!
    Come here, you scum!

Turkmen

Pronoun

seni

  1. accusative of sen
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