sea

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Derived terms 1.3.3 Translations 1.4 See also 1.5 Anagrams 2 Irish 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Contraction 2.2.1 Usage notes 2.2.2 Related terms 3 Old Irish 3.1 Determiner 4 Spanish 4.1 Verb 4.2 See also

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Middle English see < Old English sǣ (“‘sea, lake’”) < Proto-Germanic *saiwaz, of unknown origin. Cognate with German See.

[edit] Pronunciation

• enPR: sē, IPA: /siː/, SAMPA: /si:/
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• Rhymes: -iː

• Homophones: C, cee, see

[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 amaount.

   A sea of faces stared back at the singer.

[edit] Synonyms

• the ogin (UK, nautical and navy)

[edit] Derived terms

deep sea high seas open sea sea breeze seachange, sea change sea cow sea dragon seafood seagull seahorse sea cucumber sea grape

sea hare sea level sea monster sea otter seaplane sea sawdust seaside sea slug sea squirt seastar sea urchin sea wolf

[edit] Translations

[edit] See also

• ocean
• The Seven Seas

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: aes
• ASE
• eas
• ESA
• SAE

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[edit] Irish

[edit] Etymology

From is + ea (lit. 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

[edit] Related terms

• ní hea

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[edit] Old Irish

[edit] Determiner

sea

1. Alternative spelling of so.

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[edit] Spanish

[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.

[edit] See also

• maldita sea