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Afrikaans

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Alternative forms

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  • seg (Cape Afrikaans or archaic)
  • seh (obsolete)

Etymology

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From Dutch zeggen, from Middle Dutch seggen, from Old Dutch *seggen, from Proto-Germanic *sagjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ-.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /sɛː/
  • Audio:(file)

Verb

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(present , present participle seggende, past participle gesê)

  1. (transitive) to say

Derived terms

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Galician

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Verb

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  1. (reintegrationist norm) second-person singular imperative of ser

Louisiana Creole

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Etymology

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Inherited from French ses (his, her, its).

Pronunciation

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Determiner

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  1. plural of (his, her, its)

Northern Kurdish

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Etymology

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From Proto-Iranian *θráyah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *tráyas, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.

Compare Central Kurdish سێ (), Persian سه (se).

Pronunciation

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IPA(key): /seː/

Numeral

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  1. three

Portuguese

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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  1. second-person singular imperative of ser
  2. Apocopic form of ser; used preceding the pronouns lo, la, los or las
    Não és capaz e não precisas -lo.
    You are not capable and you do not need to be.
  3. Eye dialect spelling of ser, representing Brazil Portuguese.

Slovincian

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Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈsi̯ɛ/
  • Rhymes:
  • Syllabification:

Etymology 1

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *jьz.

Preposition

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  1. denotes delative movement; off of [with genitive]

Etymology 2

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sъ(n).

Preposition

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  1. denotes comitative or sociative relation; with, alongside [with instrumental]
  2. denotes instrumental relation; with, by means of [with instrumental]

Further reading

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