seine
English
Etymology
Old English seġne, from West Proto-Germanic *sagīna, from Latin sagēna, from Ancient Greek σαγήνη (sagḗnē, “dragnet”), of unknown origin.
Noun
seine (plural seines)
- 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.
- 1982, TC Boyle, Water Music, Penguin 2006, p. 169:
Translations
fishing net
Verb
seine (third-person singular simple present seines, present participle seining, simple past and past participle seined)
- (transitive, intransitive) To use a seine, to fish with a seine.
Derived terms
Translations
French
Etymology
Latin sagēna, from Ancient Greek σαγήνη (sagḗnē).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sɛn/
Verb
seine
Further reading
- “seine” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈzaɪ̯nə/
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Pronoun
seine
Middle English
Norman
Etymology
From Latin sagēna, from Ancient Greek σαγήνη (sagḗnē, “dragnet”).
West Frisian
Etymology 1
Etymology 2
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