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Chuukese
Preposition
seni
- from
Indonesian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Dutch East Indies Malay seni (“art”), probably from Sanskrit सनी (sanī, “reward, gift”)
Noun
seni (plural seni-seni)
- art
1934, Soetomo, Kenang kenangan, page 12:
- 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.
- skillful creative activity, usually with an aesthetic focus.
- artwork.
Affixed terms
Compounds
Etymology 2
From earlier se- (“one”) + *nik (“small, fine”).
Adjective
seni
- fine
- Synonyms: kecil, halus, tipis
Affixed terms
Etymology 3
From Dutch genie
From French génie, from Latin genius. Doublet of zeni.
Noun
seni (plural seni-seni)
- genius
- Synonym: genius
Further reading
Italian
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈse.ni/
- Rhymes: -eni
- Hyphenation: sé‧ni
Noun
seni m pl
- plural of seno
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsɛ.ni/
- Rhymes: -ɛni
- Hyphenation: sè‧ni
Noun
seni m pl
- plural of sene
Etymology 3
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsɛ.ni/
- Rhymes: -ɛni
- Hyphenation: sè‧ni
Noun
seni m
- plural of senio
Anagrams
Javanese
Romanization
seni
- Romanization of ꦱꦼꦤꦶ
Latin
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Numeral
sēnī
- inflection of sēnus:
- nominative/vocative masculine plural
- genitive masculine/neuter singular
Etymology 2
Inflected form of senex (“old”).
Pronunciation
Noun
senī
- dative singular of senex
Adjective
senī
- dative masculine/feminine/neuter singular of senex
- (post-Classical) ablative masculine/feminine/neuter singular of senex
1725, Petrus Polo, Mansiones Festaque Hebraeorum: Literaliter Descripta, Moraliter, Mistice, & Encomiastice exposita..., Barcelona:Conceptus ex patre Seni, et matre sterili- Conceived from an elderly father, and sterile mother
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
- nominative plural masculine of sens
Lithuanian
Pronunciation
Adjective
senì
- nominative/vocative masculine plural of senas
Malay
Etymology
Attested in 1921, in Sri Poestaka magazine, volume 11, in article: Djalan baroe oentoek kepandaian seni (kunst)
Pronunciation
Noun
seni (Jawi spelling سني, plural seni-seni, informal 1st possessive seniku, 2nd possessive senimu, 3rd possessive seninya)
- art
Descendants
References
Serbo-Croatian
Noun
seni (Cyrillic spelling сени)
- dative/locative singular of sena
Sranan Tongo
Etymology
From English send.
Verb
seni
- to send
Turkish
Etymology 1
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronoun
seni
- accusative of sen (you)
Etymology 2
Unknown, maybe the same as above. Also compare sizi, of the same form and function.
Pronoun
seni
- Form of sen used in some vocative and attributive constructions.
Gel buraya, seni pislik!- Come here, you scum!
Turkmen
Pronoun
seni
- accusative of sen