Sense

== German == === Etymology === From Middle High German sē̆nse, contraction of seinse, from older sëgense, from Old High German segansa, itself by metathesis from segisna, from Proto-West Germanic *sagisnu. Cognate with Dutch zeis. The development ei < ege is found in Central German, but also in Bavarian (compare Getreide, verteidigen etc.). In the latter, contraction of the diphthong yields sanse (as in zwanzig < zweinzec). The form sense is of Central German origin. Alemannic generally retained consonantal ⟨g⟩, which also occurs elsewhere. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈzɛnzə/, [ˈzɛn.zə], (southern also) [ˈsɛn.sə], [-sɛ] Hyphenation: Sen‧se Rhymes: -ɛnzə === Noun === Sense f (genitive Sense, plural Sensen) scythe (instrument for mowing grass etc.) (informal, with sein) end of story, finish Synonyms: Schluss, Ende Gelände Jetzt ist hier Sense! ― It’s finito in here now! ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== sensen Sensenbaum Sensenmann ==== See also ==== Sichel f === Further reading === “Sense” in Duden online “Sense”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[3] (in German)