seine
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Old English seġne, from West Proto-Germanic *sagīna, from Latin sagēna, from Ancient Greek σαγήνη (“dragnet”), of unknown origin.
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Wikipedia seine (plural seines)
- A long net having floats attached at the top and sinkers (weights) at the bottom, used in shallow water for catching fish.
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seine (third-person singular simple present seines, present participle seining, simple past and past participle seined)
- To use a seine, to fish with a seine.
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seine
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Latin sagēna, from Ancient Greek σαγήνη.
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- IPA: /sɛn/
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seine f. (plural seines)
- seine (for fishing)
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seine
- first-person singular present indicative of seiner
- third-person singular present indicative of seiner
- first-person singular present subjunctive of seiner
- first-person singular present subjunctive of seiner
- second-person singular imperative of seiner
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- IPA: /ˈzaɪ̯nə/
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seine
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