sene

See also sēne, and sēnē

English

Etymology 1

From Old French sene.

Alternative forms

• seene, senie

Noun

sene (uncountable)

1. (obsolete) Senna.
   • 1603, John Florio, translating Michel de Montaigne, Essays, II.37:

     My selfe have found by experience, that radish rootes are windie, and senie-leaves breede loosenes in the belly.

Etymology 2

Samoan sene, in turn from English cent

Noun

sene (plural senes)

1. A unit of currency equivalent to a hundredth of a Samoan tala

Anagrams

• seen

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Danish

Etymology 1

From Old Norse sina, sin (“sinew”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /seːnɘ/, [ˈseːnɘ]

Noun

sene c (singular definite senen, plural indefinite sener)

1. sinew, tendon

Inflection

    Inflection of sene

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative, dative and accusative	sene	senen	sener	senerne
genitive	senes	senens	seners	senernes

Etymology 2

See sen.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /seːnɘ/, [ˈseːnɘ]

Adjective

sene

1. definite of sen
2. plural of sen

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Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin senex.

Noun

sene m (plural seni)

1. (obsolete) An old man

Synonyms

• vecchio
• vegliardo

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Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA: /ˈse.ne/

Noun

sene

1. ablative singular of senex

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Samoan

Etymology

English cent

Noun

sene

1. a hundredth of a Samoan tala
2. cent; penny

See also

• tālā

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Swedish

Adjective

sene

1. absolute definite natural masculine form of sen.

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Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic سنة (sána).

Noun

sene (objective definite seneyi)

1. year

Synonyms

• yıl