seni

See also: Appendix:Variations of "seni"

Chuukese

Preposition

seni

1. from

Indonesian

Etymology

Unknown, there are several theories:

1. from earlier se- (“one”) +‎ *nik (“small, fine”).
2. from Sanskrit सनी (sanī, “reward, gift”)
3. from Dutch genie (“genius”), from French génie, from Latin genius.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [səˈni]
• Hyphenation: sêni

Adjective

seni

1. fine

   Synonyms: kecil, halus, tipis

Affixed terms

• menyeni

 

• ular seni

 

Noun

seni (plural seni-seni, first-person possessive seniku, second-person possessive senimu, third-person possessive seninya)

1. art:
   1. the conscious production or arrangement of sounds, colours, forms, movements, or other elements in a manner that affects the senses and emotions, usually specifically the production of the beautiful in a graphic or plastic medium.
   2. skillful creative activity, usually with an aesthetic focus.
   3. artwork.
2. genius

   Synonym: genius

Affixed terms

• berkesenian
• berseni
• kesenian
• menyeni

 

Compounds

• seni arca
• seni badingkut
• seni bangunan
• seni belanja
• seni berteater
• seni bina
• seni budaya
• seni derita
• seni drama
• seni drama amatir
• seni dramatik
• seni eksperimental
• seni grafis
• seni instalasi
• seni keramik
• seni kriya
• seni Kubro Siswo
• seni kuliner
• seni lukis
• seni murni
• seni pahat
• seni panggung
• seni penjing
• seni peran
• seni pertunjukan
• seni ritual
• seni rupa
• seni rupa pertunjukan
• seni sastra
• seni suara
• seni suara instrumental
• seni suara vokal
• seni sungging
• seni syubanul muslimin
• seni taman
• seni tari
• seni tradisional
• seni tutur
• seni ukir
• seni urban
• seni vektor
• seni visual
• seni wayang

 

Further reading

• “seni” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Italian

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈse.ni/
• Rhymes: -eni
• Hyphenation: sé‧ni

Noun

seni m pl

1. plural of seno: breasts

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɛ.ni/
• Rhymes: -ɛni
• Hyphenation: sè‧ni

Noun

seni m pl

1. plural of sene

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɛ.ni/
• Rhymes: -ɛni
• Hyphenation: sè‧ni

Noun

seni m

1. plural of senio

Anagrams

• Ines, Nesi, in sé

Latin

Latin numbers ^(edit)

	60
←  5	VI 6	7  →
Cardinal: sex     Ordinal: sextus     Adverbial: sexiēs, sexiēns     Multiplier: sexuplus, sexuplex, sextuplus, seplex     Distributive: sēnī     Collective: sēniō     Fractional: sextāns

Etymology 1

From sex (“six”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈseː.niː/, [ˈs̠eːniː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈse.ni/, [ˈsɛːni]

Numeral

sēnī (feminine sēnae, neuter sēna); first/second-declension numeral, plural only

1. (distributive) six each

Declension

First/second-declension adjective, plural only.

Number	Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	sēnī	sēnae	sēna
Genitive	sēnōrum	sēnārum	sēnōrum
Dative	sēnīs
Accusative	sēnōs	sēnās	sēna
Ablative	sēnīs
Vocative	sēnī	sēnae	sēna

Derived terms

• sēnārius
• sēniō

Related terms

• sex

Etymology 2

Inflected form of senex (“old”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈse.niː/, [ˈs̠ɛniː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈse.ni/, [ˈsɛːni]

Adjective

senī

1. dative/ablative masculine/feminine/neuter singular of senex

Noun

senī

1. dative/ablative singular of senex

References

• “seni”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “seni”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• seni in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette

Latvian

Adjective

seni

1. nominative plural masculine of sens

Lithuanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sʲɛˈnʲɪ]

Adjective

senì

1. nominative/vocative masculine plural of senas

Malay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /səˈni/, [səˈni]
• Rhymes: -i

Noun

seni (Jawi spelling سني‎, plural seni-seni, informal 1st possessive seniku, 2nd possessive senimu, 3rd possessive seninya)

1. art

References

• “seni” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

seni (Cyrillic spelling сени)

1. dative/locative singular of sena

Turkish

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronoun

seni

1. accusative of sen (you)

Etymology 2

Unknown, maybe the same as above. Also compare sizi, of the same form and function.

Pronoun

seni

1. Form of sen used in some vocative and attributive constructions.

   Gel buraya, seni pislik!

   Come here, you scum!

Turkmen

Pronoun

seni

1. accusative of sen