seiche

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 2 French 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Etymology 1 2.2.1 Noun 2.3 Etymology 2 2.3.1 Noun 2.4 Anagrams

[edit] English

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[edit] Etymology

From Swiss French seiche, perhaps from German Seiche (“‘sinking’”).

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• (UK) IPA: /seɪʃ/
• (US) IPA: /seɪʃ/, /sitʃ/
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• Rhymes: -eɪʃ

[edit] Noun

seiche (plural seiches)

1. (hydrology) A short-period standing wave oscillation of the water level in a lake, characteristic of its geometry.

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[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /sɛʃ/, SAMPA: /sES/

[edit] Etymology 1

From Latin sepia, from Ancient Greek σηπία.

[edit] Noun

seiche f. (plural seiches)

1. cuttlefish

[edit] Etymology 2

Of uncertain origin.

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seiche f. (plural seiches)

1. (hydrology) seiche

[edit] Anagrams

• Anagrams of ceehis
• chiées