sea

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[edit] English

The sea.

[edit] Etymology

Middle English see, from Old English sǣ 'sea, lake', from Proto-Germanic *saiwiz (compare West Frisian see, Dutch zee, German See), probably from Proto-Indo-European *sh₂ei-u̯o- 'to be fierce, afflict' (compare Latin saevus 'wild, fierce', Tocharian saiwe 'itch', Latvian sievs, sīvs 'sharp, biting').[1] More to sore.

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[edit] Noun

sea (plural seas)

  1. A large body of salty water. (Major seas are known as oceans.)
  2. (figuratively) A large number or quantity; a vast amount.
    A sea of faces stared back at the singer.

[edit] Synonyms

  • the ogin (UK, nautical and navy)

[edit] Derived terms

Terms derived from sea

[edit] Translations

body of water

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel, A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, s.v. "saiwiz" (Louden, Netherlands: Brill, 2003), 314.

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[edit] Irish

[edit] Etymology

From is + ea (literally, it is so)

[edit] Contraction

sea

  1. yes

[edit] Usage notes

  • This is a contraction of an affirmative response to a question, and is found in the colloquial language. However, the usual form of answering a yes/no question is to echo the main verb:
    Q: Chuala tú mé?
    A: Sea, or Chuala

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[edit] Determiner

sea

  1. Alternative spelling of so.

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[edit] Verb

sea (infinitive ser)

  1. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of ser.
  2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of ser.
  3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of ser.
  4. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of ser.

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