"See" meaning in German

See See in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /zeː/ [Germany], /seː/ [Austria, Southern-Germany, Switzerland] Audio: De-See.ogg , De-See2.ogg Forms: Sees [genitive], See [genitive, with-article]
Rhymes: -eː 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”). Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|sê}} Middle High German sê, {{inh|de|goh|sē}} Old High German sē, {{inh|de|gmw-pro|*saiwi||sea|g=m}} Proto-West Germanic *saiwi m (“sea”), {{inh|de|gem-pro|*saiwiz||sea|g=m}} Proto-Germanic *saiwiz m (“sea”), {{cog|nds|See||sea, lake}} Low German See (“sea, lake”), {{cog|nl|zee|g=f|t=sea}} Dutch zee f (“sea”), {{cog|en|sea}} English sea, {{cog|da|sø||sea, lake|g=c}} Danish sø c (“sea, lake”) Head templates: {{de-proper noun|toponym}} See n (proper noun, genitive Sees or (optionally with an article) See)
  1. a municipality of Tyrol, Austria Tags: neuter, proper-noun Categories (place): Municipalities of Tyrol, Austria, Places in Austria, Places in Tyrol, Austria
    Sense id: en-See-de-name-Iprzw-HM Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Bodies of water Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 21 21 21 36 Disambiguation of Bodies of water: 26 26 26 21

Noun

IPA: /zeː/ [Germany], /seː/ [Austria, Southern-Germany, Switzerland] Audio: De-See.ogg , De-See2.ogg
Rhymes: -eː 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”). Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|sê}} Middle High German sê, {{inh|de|goh|sē}} Old High German sē, {{inh|de|gmw-pro|*saiwi||sea|g=m}} Proto-West Germanic *saiwi m (“sea”), {{inh|de|gem-pro|*saiwiz||sea|g=m}} Proto-Germanic *saiwiz m (“sea”), {{cog|nds|See||sea, lake}} Low German See (“sea, lake”), {{cog|nl|zee|g=f|t=sea}} Dutch zee f (“sea”), {{cog|en|sea}} English sea, {{cog|da|sø||sea, lake|g=c}} Danish sø c (“sea, lake”) Head templates: {{de-noun|m}} See m (mixed, genitive Sees, plural Seen) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m}} Forms: Sees [genitive], Seen [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], See [nominative, singular], Seen [definite, nominative, plural], Sees [genitive, singular], Seen [definite, genitive, plural], See [dative, singular], Seen [dative, definite, plural], See [accusative, singular], Seen [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. lake Tags: masculine, mixed
    Sense id: en-See-de-noun-bwIfAmjV Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Bodies of water, Landforms Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 21 21 21 36 Disambiguation of Bodies of water: 26 26 26 21 Disambiguation of Landforms: 20 39 22 19

Noun

IPA: /zeː/ [Germany], /seː/ [Austria, Southern-Germany, Switzerland] Audio: De-See.ogg , De-See2.ogg
Rhymes: -eː 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”). Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|sê}} Middle High German sê, {{inh|de|goh|sē}} Old High German sē, {{inh|de|gmw-pro|*saiwi||sea|g=m}} Proto-West Germanic *saiwi m (“sea”), {{inh|de|gem-pro|*saiwiz||sea|g=m}} Proto-Germanic *saiwiz m (“sea”), {{cog|nds|See||sea, lake}} Low German See (“sea, lake”), {{cog|nl|zee|g=f|t=sea}} Dutch zee f (“sea”), {{cog|en|sea}} English sea, {{cog|da|sø||sea, lake|g=c}} Danish sø c (“sea, lake”) Head templates: {{de-noun|f}} See f (genitive See, plural Seen) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|f}} Forms: See [genitive], Seen [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], See [nominative, singular], Seen [definite, nominative, plural], See [genitive, singular], Seen [definite, genitive, plural], See [dative, singular], Seen [dative, definite, plural], See [accusative, singular], Seen [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. (uncountable, singular only) sea, ocean Tags: feminine, singular, singular-only, uncountable Synonyms: Meer, Ozean
    Sense id: en-See-de-noun-9~iFvwXM Categories (other): German singularia tantum, German entries with incorrect language header, Bodies of water Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 21 21 21 36 Disambiguation of Bodies of water: 26 26 26 21
  2. (nautical) sea, sea condition, swell Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-See-de-noun-lKpSJ~uF Categories (other): Nautical, German entries with incorrect language header, Bodies of water Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 21 21 21 36 Disambiguation of Bodies of water: 26 26 26 21 Topics: nautical, transport
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: Alpensee, Binnensee, Hochsee, Irische See, Nordsee, Ostsee, Seeaal, Seeadler, Seeblatt, Seefahrer, Seefahrt, Seehafen, Seehund, Seeigel, Seekrankheit, Seemacht, Seemeile, Seenot, Seeort, Seerand, Seeschiff, Seeschifffahrt, Seeübung, Seeufer, Seeungeheuer, Seezunge, Tiefsee, Übersee

Inflected forms

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          "text": "\"Görlitzer Park\", Berliner Zeitung, November 11, 2013.\nAuf 14 Hektar gibt es unter anderem einen Kinderbauernhof, mehrere Sport-, Spiel- und Bolzplätze, zwei Aussichtsberge und einen kleinen See.",
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  "pos": "noun",
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      "word": "Alpensee"
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    {
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    {
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      "word": "Hochsee"
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      "word": "Ostsee"
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      "word": "Seeaal"
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      "word": "Seeblatt"
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      "word": "Seefahrer"
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      "word": "Seefahrt"
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      "word": "Seehafen"
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      "word": "Seeigel"
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      "word": "Seekrankheit"
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      "word": "Seemacht"
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      "word": "Seerand"
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      "word": "Seeschifffahrt"
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      "word": "Seeufer"
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    {
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      "word": "Seeungeheuer"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Seezunge"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Tiefsee"
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          "text": "Giorgos Christides, \"Griechenland empört über Kritik aus Österreich: \"Sollen wir die Flüchtlingsboote vielleicht versenken?\"\", Der Spiegel, January 26, 2016.\nWenn man ein Boot auf See sichte, gebe es nur eine Handlungsoption.",
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      ]
    },
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    },
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    }
  ],
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}

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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "goh",
        "3": "sē"
      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
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    },
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      },
      "expansion": "Dutch zee f (“sea”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "sea"
      },
      "expansion": "English sea",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "sø",
        "3": "",
        "4": "sea, lake",
        "g": "c"
      },
      "expansion": "Danish sø c (“sea, lake”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "form": "Sees",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "name",
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    {
      "categories": [
        "de:Municipalities of Tyrol, Austria",
        "de:Places in Austria",
        "de:Places in Tyrol, Austria"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a municipality of Tyrol, Austria"
      ],
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        [
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          "municipality"
        ],
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          "Austria#English"
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    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/zeː/",
      "tags": [
        "Germany"
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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/48/De-See2.ogg"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/seː/",
      "tags": [
        "Austria",
        "Southern-Germany",
        "Switzerland"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eː"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "seh"
    }
  ],
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}

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