sens

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See also: Sens, séns, and Sens.

English[edit]

Noun[edit]

sens

  1. plural of sen

Anagrams[edit]

Afrikaans[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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Pronunciation[edit]

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Noun[edit]

sens (plural sense)

  1. scythe
    Synonym: seis

Catalan[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Preposition[edit]

sens

  1. Template:archaic

Usage notes[edit]

This preposition has been superseded in all dialects by the form sense. Sens is nowadays only used in poetry (for metrical reasons or for a deliberately archaizing effect), and in common set phrases: sens dubte ("without a doubt") and sens falta ("without fail").

Derived terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

French[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Inherited from Middle French, from Old French sens, sen, san (“sense, reason, direction”), partly borrowed from Latin sēnsus (“sense, sensation, feeling, meaning”), from sentiō (“feel, perceive”); partly from Frankish *sinn (“sense, reason, mental faculty, way, direction”) (via Vulgar Latin *sennus), from Proto-West Germanic *sinn (“mind, meaning”), particularly in the sense of "direction". Both Latin and Germanic from Proto-Indo-European *sent- (“to feel”). Compare also French assener (“to thrust out”), forcené (“maniac”). More at send.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

sens m (plural sens)

  1. meaning, sense
    Synonym: signification
    le sens ultime de la vie ― the ultimate meaning of life
    Les mots ont un sens. ― Words have meanings.
  2. sense, sensation
    Synonyms: perception, sensation
  3. sense, intelligence
    bon sens ― common sense
    Je préfère fréquenter ceux qui manquent de bon sens. ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
  4. direction of circulation
    voie à sens unique ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
    en tous sens, dans tous les sens ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
Derived terms[edit]
With this term at the beginning
With this term at the end
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Etymology 2[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

sens

  1. inflection of sentir:
    1. first/second-person singular indicative present
    2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading[edit]

Latvian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *senas, from Proto-Indo-European *sénos (“old”). In Latvian, apparently only the adverbial form sen was conserved without interruption; in the first Latvian dictionaries, only vecs is consistently given as an adjective, whereas the occurrences of sens are few and dubious. Apparently the Latvian adjectival form of sen fell out of usage after Proto-Balto-Slavic times, and was recoined and successfully reintroduced only in the 19th century. Cognates include Lithuanian sẽnas (“old, ancient”), Sudovian sens (“old”), Old Irish sen, Gothic 𐍃𐌹𐌽𐌴𐌹𐌲𐍃 (sineigs) (< *sen-ei-), Sanskrit सन (sana, “old”), Ancient Greek ἕνος (hénos, “old, last year's”), Latin senex (“old in age, senior”).[1]

Adjective[edit]

sens (definite senais, comparative senāks, superlative vissenākais, adverb sen)

  1. ancient, old, of long ago (many years, centuries, ages ago; the people of such times, their institutions, culture, etc.)
    seni laiki, tāla pagatne ― ancient times, distant past
    senā Grieķija ― ancient Greece
    senā Roma ― ancient Rome
    sens rokraksts ― ancient manuscript
    sena tradīcija ― ancient tradition
    sena valoda ― ancient language
    sens darbarīks ― ancient tool
    seni augi, dzīvnieki ― ancient plants, animals
    senie latvieši ― the ancient Latvians
    senie eģiptieši ― the ancient Egyptians
    sena cilts ― ancient tribe
  2. old (from relatively long ago; separated from the present by a (subjectively) significant amount of time)
    sena skolasbiedru draudzība ― an old schoolmate friendship
    sens paziņa ― an old acquaintance
    piedzīvojumu žanrs kinomākslā ir sens un pārbaudīts ― the adventure genre in film is old and tried

Declension[edit]

indefinite declension (nenoteiktā galotne) of sens
masculine (vīriešu dzimte) feminine (sieviešu dzimte)
singular
(vienskaitlis) 		plural
(daudzskaitlis) 		singular
(vienskaitlis) 		plural
(daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs) sens seni sena senas
accusative (akuzatīvs) senu senus senu senas
genitive (ģenitīvs) sena senu senas senu
dative (datīvs) senam seniem senai senām
instrumental (instrumentālis) senu seniem senu senām
locative (lokatīvs) senā senos senā senās
vocative (vokatīvs) — — — —

Derived terms[edit]

Related terms[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), “sens”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN

Middle French[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old French sens.

Noun[edit]

sens m (plural sens)

  1. sense (method for a living being to gather data about the world)
  2. sense (ability to reason)

Descendants[edit]

  • French: sens

Occitan[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Preposition[edit]

sens

  1. (Gascony, Languedoc, Limousin) Alternative form of sense[1]

Noun[edit]

sens m (plural sens)

  1. (Gascony, Languedoc) sense[2][3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Diccionari General de la Lenga Occitana, L’Academia occitana – Consistòri del Gai Saber, 2008-2016, page 556.
  2. ^ Patric Guilhemjoan, Diccionari elementari occitan-francés francés-occitan (gascon), 2005, Orthez, per noste, 2005, →ISBN, page 123.
  3. ^ Diccionari General de la Lenga Occitana, L’Academia occitana – Consistòri del Gai Saber, 2008-2016, page 556.
  • Patric Guilhemjoan, Diccionari elementari occitan-francés francés-occitan (gascon), 2005, Orthez, per noste, 2005, →ISBN,page 124.

Old French[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Partly borrowed from Latin sensus (“sense, sensation, feeling, meaning”), from sentiō (“feel, perceive”); partly (via Vulgar Latin *sennus) from Frankish *sinn (“sense, mental faculty, way, direction”). Both Latin and Germanic from Proto-Indo-European *sent- (“to feel”). More at sens.

Noun[edit]

sens m (oblique plural sens, nominative singular sens, nominative plural sens)

  1. reason; ability to reason or think

Synonyms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

Old Irish[edit]

Noun[edit]

sens m

  1. Alternative spelling of séns: alternative form of síans

Mutation[edit]

Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
sens ṡens unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Polish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin sēnsus.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /sɛns/, /sɛw̃s/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛns
  • Syllabification: sens

Noun[edit]

sens m inan

  1. sense (meaning or reason)

Declension[edit]

Declension of sens
singular plural
nominative sens sensy
genitive sensu sensów
dative sensowi sensom
accusative sens sensy
instrumental sensem sensami
locative sensie sensach
vocative sensie sensy

Derived terms[edit]

adjective
adverb
nouns

Further reading[edit]

  • sens in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • sens in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from French sens, Latin sensus.

Noun[edit]

sens n (plural sensuri)

  1. sense, meaning
  2. reason, logic
  3. direction

Sudovian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *senas, from Proto-Indo-European *sénos. Compare Lithuanian sẽnas (“old”), Latvian sȩns (“ancient”); however, Latvian vȩcs (“old”), Old Prussian urs (“old”).[1][2]

Adjective[edit]

ſenſ

  1. old
    Antonyms: iauniſ (“young”), nau (“new”)

References[edit]

  1. ^ Zigmas Zinkevičius (1985), “Lenkų-jotvingių žodynėlis? [A Polish-Yotvingian dictionary?]”, in Baltistica (in Lithuanian), volume 21, issue 1, page 78: “ſenſ ‘senas, l. stary’ 171.”
  2. ^ “sẽnas” in Hock et al., Altlitauisches etymologisches Wörterbuch 2.0 (online, 2020–): “nar. ſenſ adj. ‘alt’”.
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