sea

== Translingual == === Etymology === Most likely an abbreviation of English Semai. === Symbol === sea (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Semai. === See also === Wiktionary’s coverage of Semai terms == English == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle English see, from Old English sǣ, from Proto-West Germanic *saiwi (“body of water”), from Proto-Germanic *saiwiz, itself either: Derived from Proto-Indo-European *sh₂ey-wo- (“to be fierce, afflict”). Related to Latin saevus (“wild, fierce”), Tocharian B saiwe (“itch”), and Latvian sievs, sīvs (“sharp, biting”). More at sore. Derived from Proto-Germanic *sīhwaną (“to percolate, filter”), from Proto-Indo-European *seykʷ-. === Pronunciation === enPR: sē, IPA(key): /siː/ (obsolete) enPR: sā, IPA(key): /seɪ/ Homophones: C, cee, see Rhymes: -iː === Noun === sea (plural seas) A large body of salt water. Synonyms: (UK, nautical and navy) ogin, (UK, literary) briny, (obsolete) mere The ocean; the continuous body of salt water covering a majority of the Earth's surface. A body of salt water smaller than an ocean, generally forming part of, or connecting with, an ocean or a larger sea. A lake, especially if large or if salty or brackish. A single wave; billow. The swell of the sea, especially when high or rough. 2020 June 8, National Weather Service Boston, 2:38 PM EDT marine forecast High pressure will maintain light winds and flat seas through Tue night. ... Potential for briefly choppy 3 ft seas near South Coast... (attributive, in combination) Living or used in or on the sea; of, near, or like the sea. (figurative) Anything resembling the vastness or turbulence of the sea in mass, size or quantity. (physics) A constant flux of gluons splitting into quarks, which annihilate to produce further gluons. (planetology) A large, dark plain of rock; a mare. (planetology) A very large lake of liquid hydrocarbon. ==== Derived terms ==== ===== Proper nouns ===== ===== Common nouns ===== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== ocean === See also === Sea-Tac === References === === Further reading === sea on Wikipedia.Wikipedia “sea”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “sea”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. === Anagrams === -ase, AES, ASE, EAS, EAs, ESA, Esa, SAE, a**es, aes, ase, eas, esa == Cimbrian == === Etymology === From Middle High German sē, from Old High German sēo, from Proto-West Germanic *saiwi, from Proto-Germanic *saiwiz (“sea, ocean”). Cognate with German See, English sea. === Noun === sea m (Luserna) lake === References === Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien == Estonian == === Noun === sea genitive singular of siga == Garo == === Verb === sea to write ==== Derived terms ==== segipa == Irish == === Alternative forms === seadh (superseded) === Etymology === is + ea (literally, "it is") === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʃa/ === Adverb === sea yes (to copula questions) right, well (topic introducer) ==== Usage notes ==== This is a contraction of an affirmative response to a question, and is found in response to questions where the key verb is is or a present tense form thereof: Q: An féidir leat cuidiú liom? — "Can you help me?" (literally, "Possible for you to help me?") A: Sea. — "Yes." Informally it may also be found as the answer to a question with a main verb, though this is considered incorrect. The standard response to such a question is to repeat the verb: Q: Ar chuala tú mé? — "Did you hear me?" A: Chuala. — "Yes" (literally, "Heard") or informally Sea. ==== Antonyms ==== ní hea nach ea == Middle English == === Noun === sea (Early Middle English or Late Middle English) alternative form of see (“sea”) == Mòcheno == === Etymology === From Middle High German sē, from Old High German sēo, from Proto-West Germanic *saiwi, from Proto-Germanic *saiwiz (“sea, ocean”). Cognate with German See, English sea. === Noun === sea m lake === References === “sea” in Cimbrian, Ladin, Mòcheno: Getting to know 3 peoples. 2015. Servizio minoranze linguistiche locali della Provincia autonoma di Trento, Trento, Italy. == Old Irish == === Determiner === sea alternative spelling of so == Old Swedish == === Alternative forms === sīa === Etymology === From Old Norse séa (West Norse sjá), from Proto-Germanic *sehwaną. === Verb === sēa to see ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Descendants ==== Swedish: se, sia == Plautdietsch == === Adverb === sea very, intensely == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈsea/ [ˈse.a] Rhymes: -ea Syllabification: se‧a === Verb === sea inflection of ser: first/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative === See also === así sea aunque sea maldita sea o sea == Tongan == === Etymology === Borrowed from English chair. === Noun === sea chair == West Frisian == === Etymology === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈsɪə/ === Verb === sea first/third-person singular past of siede == Wolio == === Etymology === From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *səjəm. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /sea/ === Noun === sea ant === References === Anceaux, Johannes C. (1987), Wolio Dictionary (Wolio-English-Indonesian) / Kamus Bahasa Wolio (Wolio-Inggeris-Indonesia), Dordrecht: Foris