seiche

Etymology

From Swiss French seiche, perhaps from German Seiche (“sinking”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /seɪʃ/
• (US) IPA^(key): /seɪʃ/, /sitʃ/

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• Rhymes: -eɪʃ

Noun

seiche (plural seiches)

1. (hydrology) A short-term standing wave oscillation of the water level in a lake, characteristic of its geometry.

Anagrams

• Eiches

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɛʃ/

Etymology 1

From Latin sepia, from Ancient Greek σηπία (sēpía).

Etymology 2

From Swiss French, of uncertain origin. Possibly from German

Anagrams

• chiées

Further reading

• “seiche” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Etymology

From Latin sēpia, from Ancient Greek σηπία (sēpía).

Noun

seiche f (plural seiches)

1. (Jersey) cuttlefish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃeçə/

Noun

seiche f (genitive singular seiche, plural seichean or seicheannan)

1. hide, skin, pelt (animal)