See

Noun

See (plural Sees)

1. Alternative letter-case form of see.

Proper noun

See (plural Sees)

1. A surname.
   1. An English surname.
   2. A surname from German.
   3. A surname from Hokkien.

Anagrams

• -ese, ESE, Ese, ees, ese

Etymology 1

Middle High German sē, from Old High German sē. Cognate with German See.

Etymology 2

Alternative forms.

References

• Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co., page 67.

Etymology

From Middle High German sê, from Old High German sē, sēo m (“sea”), from Proto-West Germanic *saiwi m (“sea”), from Proto-Germanic *saiwiz m (“sea”). Compare Low German See (“sea, lake”), Dutch zee f (“sea”), English sea, Danish sø c (“sea, lake”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zeː/ (Germany)

  • Audio:

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    (Germany)

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    (Germany)

• IPA^(key): /seː/ (Austria, Southern Germany, Switzerland)
• Rhymes: -eː
• Homophone: seh

Noun

See m (mixed, genitive Sees, plural Seen)

1. lake

   Dieser See ist sehr klein.

   This lake is very small.

   • "Görlitzer Park", Berliner Zeitung, November 11, 2013.

     Auf 14 Hektar gibt es unter anderem einen Kinderbauernhof, mehrere Sport-, Spiel- und Bolzplätze, zwei Aussichtsberge und einen kleinen See.

     There are, among other things, a petting zoo, multiple sporting facilities, playing grounds and soccer fields, two overlooks and a small lake on 14 hectares.

Noun

See f (genitive See, plural Seen)

1. (uncountable, singular only) sea, ocean

   Synonyms: Meer, Ozean

   Mein Großvater ist als Fischer zur See gefahren.

   My grandfather went to sea as a fisherman.

   • Giorgos Christides, "Griechenland empört über Kritik aus Österreich: "Sollen wir die Flüchtlingsboote vielleicht versenken?"", Der Spiegel, January 26, 2016.

     Wenn man ein Boot auf See sichte, gebe es nur eine Handlungsoption.

     When one spots a boat at sea, there would only be one way to act.

2. (nautical) sea, sea condition, swell

   Die See ist heute sehr ruhig.

   The sea is very calm today.

Proper noun

See n (proper noun, genitive Sees or (optionally with an article) See)

1. A municipality of Tyrol, Austria

Further reading

• “See” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “See” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “See” in Duden online
• “See” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
• See on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de
• Friedrich Kluge (1883) “See”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891

Etymology

From Middle Low German sê, from Old Saxon sēo, from Proto-Germanic *saiwiz. Compare standard German See, Dutch zee, English sea, Swedish sjö.

Noun

See m (plural Seen)

1. a lake

Noun

See f (plural Seen)

1. sea, ocean

   Mien Grootvader föhr as Fischer to de See.

   My grandfather went to sea as a fisherman.

2. sea, sea condition, swell

   De See is vundaag bannig rohig.

   The sea is very calm today.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /seː/

Noun

See m (plural See)

1. lake

Further reading

• Online Hunsrik Dictionary

Etymology

From Old High German saga, from Proto-Germanic *sagō. Cognate with German Säge, English saw, Dutch zaag, Icelandic sög, Danish sav.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zeː/
  • Rhymes: -eː

Noun

See f (plural Seeën)

1. saw

Alternative forms

• sia (Föhr-Amrum)
• siie (Mooring)

Etymology

From Old Frisian sē, from Proto-West Germanic *saiwi.

Noun

See f or m (plural Seen) (Sylt)

1. sea
2. lake

Etymology

From Old High German sēo, from Proto-Germanic *saiwiz. Compare German See, Dutch zee, English sea, Swedish sjö.

Noun

See m

1. lake

Noun

See n

1. sea, ocean

Alternative forms

• Säi

Etymology

Form Old Frisian sē, from Proto-West Germanic *saiwi. Cognates include German See and West Frisian see.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /seː/
• Hyphenation: See
• Rhymes: -eː

Noun

See f (plural Seeë)

1. sea

References

• Marron C. Fort (2015) “See”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN

Etymology

Borrowed from English See, from Hokkien 施 (Si) or 薛 (Sih). Doublet of Sy, Siy, Sze, and Shi.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /si/ [sɪ]
• Rhymes: -i
• Syllabification: See

Proper noun

See (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒ)

1. a Chinese Filipino surname from Hokkien

Anagrams

• ese