seine

See also Seine

English

seining for salmon

Etymology

Old English seġne, from West Proto-Germanic *sagīna, from Latin sagēna, from Ancient Greek σαγήνη (“dragnet”), of unknown origin.

Noun

Wikipedia 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.

Translations

fishing net

Dutch: zegen (nl) m. and f. Finnish: nuotta (fi)

French: seine (fr) f.

Verb

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.

Translations

to fish

Finnish: nuotata (fi)

French: seine (fr) f.

Anagrams

• see in, seein'

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Dutch

Verb

seine

1. singular present subjunctive of seinen.

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French

Etymology

Latin sagēna, from Ancient Greek σαγήνη.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /sɛn/

Noun

seine f. (plural seines)

1. seine (for fishing)

Verb

seine

1. first-person singular present indicative of seiner
2. third-person singular present indicative of seiner
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of seiner
4. first-person singular present subjunctive of seiner
5. second-person singular imperative of seiner

Anagrams

• niées

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German

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈzaɪ̯nə/

Pronoun

seine

1. nominative feminine singular of sein
2. nominative plural of sein
3. accusative feminine singular of sein
4. accusative plural of sein