seo

See also: SEO, séo, and sẹo

Irish

Alternative forms

so (Munster)

Etymology

From Old Irish so.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʃɔ/

Determiner

seo

this

Usage notes

Used with the definite article, as: an abhainn seo (“this river”)

Pronoun

seo

this
Seo mo theach. ― This is my house.

Adverb

seo

here (implies motion)
Cuir é seo.
Put it here.

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *saiwiz. Compare Old Saxon sēo, Old Frisian sē, Old High German sēo, Old English sæ, Old Norse sær.

Noun

sēo m

sea

Descendants

Middle Dutch: see
- Dutch: zee

Old English

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /seːo̯/

Etymology 1

Pronoun

sēo f (demonstrative)

inflected form of se
1. definite article: the
  seo cwen ― the woman
2. demonstrative adjective: that, those
  þa giefe geaf Widsið: Widsith gave that gift
3. pronoun: she, they
  þa ne sacað: they do not quarrel

Etymology 2

Proto-Germanic *sehwǭ (“pupil”). Akin to Old High German seha (“pupil”)

Noun

sēo f

pupil (of the eye), apple of the eye (clarification of this definition is needed)

Declension

Declension of seo

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	sēo	sēon
accusative	sēon	sēon
genitive	sēon	sēona
dative	sēon	sēom

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *saiwiz, whence also Old Dutch and Old Saxon sēo, Old English sæ, Old Norse sær, Gothic 𐍃𐌰𐌹𐍅𐍃 (saiws).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /s̠eːo/

Noun

sēo m

sea

Descendants

German: See

References

Joseph Wright, 'An Old High German Primer, Second Edition'

Old Irish

Determiner

seo

Alternative spelling of so

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *saiwiz, whence also Old Dutch sēo, Old English sæ, Old Frisian sē, Old High German sēo, Old Norse sær.

Noun

sēo m

sea

Declension

Declension of sēo (masculine wa-stem)

	singular	plural
nominative	sēo	sēwos
accusative	sēo	sēwos
genitive	sēwes	sēwō
dative	sēwe	sēwum
instrumental	—	—

Descendants

Low German: See

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish so.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʃɔ/

Determiner

seo

this

Usage notes

Used with the definite article:
an abhainn seo - this river

Pronoun

seo (demonstrative)

this
Seo mo dhachaigh.
This is my home.

Seo mo bhean.
This is / Meet my wife.

Derived terms

Adverb

seo

here (implies motion)
Cuir e seo.
Put it here.

Derived terms

Related terms

an-seo

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [sɛw˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʂɛw˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʂɛw˧˧]

Adjective

seo (𦠶)

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Verb

seo

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