seine

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seining for salmon
See also Seine

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[edit] Etymology

Old English segne < West Germanic *sagina < Latin sagena < Greek σαγήνη ("dragnet"), of unknown origin.

[edit] Noun

Singular
seine

Plural
seines

seine (plural seines)

  1. 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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Infinitive
to seine

Third person singular
seines

Simple past
seined

Past participle
seined

Present participle
seining

to seine (third-person singular simple present seines, present participle seining, simple past and past participle seined)

  1. To use a seine, to fish with a seine.

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seine f.

  1. seine (for fishing)

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[edit] Pronoun

seine f., sein m.

  1. (possessive) his, her, its, one's

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case masculine feminine neuter plural
nominative sein seine sein
seine
genitive seines seiner seines
seiner
dative seinem seiner seinem
seinen
accusative seinen seine sein
seine