ses

English

Noun

ses

1. Alternative spelling of sess (sensimilla)
   • 2003 June 3, “My Block 2 Yo Block”, in That Hella-Thurl Sh!#‎, performed by Da Hol’ 9:

     Hit the West, smoke some of that ses, you’ll probably pass out when it reach your dome.

   • 2013 July 16, “Mascara”, in Holla‎, performed by GDP (musician),Wicca Phase Springs Eternal:

     [GDP] And I rest all day. And I stress all day. Smoke ses all day. I’m depressed all day.

   • (Can we date this quote?), “Raw”, in High Five‎, performed by Hitman:

     Just deserts get served. And that’s the word. I smoke ses in my street. No big bird.

Noun

ses

1. plural of se

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch zes, from Middle Dutch ses, from Old Dutch *ses, from Proto-Germanic *sehs, from Proto-Indo-European *swéḱs.

Pronunciation

• Audio

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• IPA^(key): /ˈses/

Numeral

ses

1. six

Baure

Noun

ses

1. Sun

Catalan

Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin sessus (literally “act of sitting”). Compare Spanish sieso.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencian)
• Rhymes: -es

Noun

ses m (plural sessos)

1. anus, lowermost part of the rectum

Etymology 2

Inherited from Vulgar Latin sās, reduced form of Latin suās.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /səs/ (always unstressed)
• (Valencian, Algherese) IPA^(key): /ses/ (always unstressed)

Determiner

ses

1. feminine plural of son

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /səs/ (always unstressed)
• (Valencian, Algherese) IPA^(key): /ses/ (always unstressed)

Article

ses f pl

1. (dialectal, Balearic) feminine plural definite article; the

See also

• salat

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):
• Rhymes: -ɛs

Contraction

ses

1. Contraction of jsi + se.

Usage notes

When using a reflexive verb in the second-person singular past form and in conditional, the auxiliary verb být (“to be”) is replaced with just -s appended to the reflexive pronoun se, si. The full form “jsi se”, “jsi si” is proscribed as hypercorrect.

Related terms

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):

Verb

ses

1. present tense passive of se
2. infinitive passive of se

Phrase

ses

1. Abbreviation of vi ses (“see you”).

Esperanto

Etymology

From Latin sex.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ses/

• Audio

  (file)

Numeral

ses

1. six (6)

Derived terms

• sesangulo (“hexagon”)
• sesjara (“six-year”)
• seso (“set or group of six”)

Estonian

Pronoun

ses

1. inessive singular of see

French

Etymology

From Old French ses.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɛ/, (in liaison) /sɛ.z‿/, (in liaison) /se.z‿/
• IPA^(key): /se/, (in liaison) /se.z‿/

• Audio

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• Homophones: cé, ces, cés

Determiner

ses pl

1. his, her, its, their, one's (when referring to a plural noun)

   Alicia dîne chez ses parents.

   Alicia is having dinner at her parents' house.

   Thomas a perdu ses clés.

   Thomas has lost his keys.

   Tout le monde doit apporter ses documents.

   Everyone needs to bring their documents.

Related terms

¹ Also used before feminine adjectives and nouns beginning with a vowel or mute h.

² Also used as the polite singular form.

Further reading

• “ses”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.

Lombard

Alternative forms

• sés, sex (Western orthographies)
• sess, séss (Eastern orthographies)

Etymology

From Latin sex.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ses/,
• IPA^(key): /ses/, , , (High Brescian and Bergamasque)

Numeral

ses

1. six.

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *ses, from Proto-West Germanic *sehs.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zes/

Numeral

ses

1. six

Descendants

• Dutch: zes
  • Afrikaans: ses
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: sesi
  • Javindo: ses
  • Jersey Dutch: zääs
  • Negerhollands: ses, sees
  • Skepi Creole Dutch: ses
  • → Trió: ses
• Limburgish: zès
• West Flemish: zèsse
• Zealandic: zes

Further reading

• “ses”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “sesse”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page sesse

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• sees

Verb

ses

1. passive of se

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• sest (sole current standard)

Verb

ses

(non-standard since 2012)

1. inflection of sjåas:
   1. present tense
   2. supine

Old French

Pronoun

ses

1. his/hers/its (third-person singular possessive pronoun)

Descendants

• French: ses

Old Occitan

Etymology

From Latin sine + -s. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term. explain the -s

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ses/

Preposition

ses

1. without

Piedmontese

Etymology

From Latin sex, from Proto-Italic *seks. Cognates include Italian sei and French six.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ses/

Numeral

ses

1. six

Romansch

Alternative forms

• sis (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan)
• seis (Surmiran)

Etymology

From Latin sex (compare Spanish seis), from Proto-Indo-European *swéḱs.

Numeral

ses

1. (Puter, Vallader) six

Sardinian

Etymology

From Latin sex, from Proto-Italic *seks, from Proto-Indo-European *swéḱs.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈses/

Numeral

ses

1. six

Sumerian

Romanization

ses

1. Romanization of 𒋀 (ses)

Swedish

Verb

ses

1. passive infinitive of se
2. present passive of se
3. reciprocal form of se; infinitive, present or imperative tense: to see each other, to meet

   Vi ses imorgon! ― See you tomorrow!

Anagrams

• ess

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish سس (ses), from Proto-Turkic *ses. Cognate with Crimean Tatar, Gagauz, Turkmen ses, Azerbaijani səs.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈses/

• Audio

  (file)

• Hyphenation: ses

Noun

ses (definite accusative sesi, plural sesler)

1. voice, sound

Declension

Derived terms

Turkmen

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *ses. Cognate with Crimean Tatar, Gagauz, Turkish ses, Azerbaijani səs.

Noun

ses (definite accusative sesi, plural sesler)

1. voice, sound

Declension

Zazaki

Alternative forms

• şeş
• šest

Numeral

ses

1. six (the cipher, the cardinal number six)

See also

• Basic numbers (0-10):

  0 sıfır, 1 zew, 2 dıdı, 3 hirē, 4 cehar, 5 phanc, 6 ses, 7 hewt, 8 hēst, 9 new, 10 des