seine

Etymology

Old English seġne, from West Proto-Germanic *sagīna, from Latin sagēna, from Ancient Greek σαγήνη (sagḗnē, “dragnet”), of unknown origin.

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /seɪn/

Noun

seine (plural seines)

1. A long net having floats attached at the top and sinkers (weights) at the bottom, used in shallow water for catching fish.
   • 1982, TC Boyle, Water Music, Penguin 2006, p. 169:

     They were too busy hauling at ropes, collectively drawing a large seine across the bay before them – and singing their hearts out.

Verb

seine (third-person singular simple present seines, present participle seining, simple past and past participle seined)

1. (transitive, intransitive) To use a seine, to fish with a seine.

Anagrams

• Niese, insee, see in, seein, seein', senie

Pronunciation

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Verb

seine

1. (archaic) singular present subjunctive of seinen

Etymology

Latin sagēna, from Ancient Greek σαγήνη (sagḗnē).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɛn/

Noun

seine f (plural seines)

1. seine (for fishing)

Verb

seine

1. first-person singular present indicative of seiner
2. third-person singular present indicative of seiner
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of seiner
4. first-person singular present subjunctive of seiner
5. second-person singular imperative of seiner

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• niées

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈzaɪ̯nə/

• Audio

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Pronoun

seine

1. nominative feminine singular of sein
2. nominative plural of sein
3. accusative feminine singular of sein
4. accusative plural of sein

Anagrams

• eines, Eisen, niese, seien

Verb

seine

1. Alternative form of seien

Etymology

From Latin sagēna, from Ancient Greek σαγήνη (sagḗnē, “dragnet”).

Noun

seine f (plural seines)

1. (Jersey, fishing) dragnet

Adjective

seine

1. singular definite of sein
2. plural of sein

Adjective

seine

1. singular definite of sein
2. plural of sein

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