"sá" meaning in Icelandic

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Pronoun

IPA: /sauː/
Rhymes: -auː Etymology: From Old Norse sá, a descendant from Proto-Germanic *sa, from Proto-Indo-European *só. Related to Old Norse sjá. Etymology templates: {{inh|is|non|sá}} Old Norse sá, {{inh|is|gem-pro|*sa}} Proto-Germanic *sa, {{inh|is|ine-pro|*só}} Proto-Indo-European *só, {{cog|non|sjá}} Old Norse sjá Head templates: {{is-adj|@@}} sá (feminine sú, neuter það) Inflection templates: {{is-adecl|builtin|pos=pronoun}} Forms: [feminine], það [neuter], strong [table-tags], [masculine, nominative, singular], [feminine, nominative, singular], það [neuter, nominative, singular], þann [accusative, masculine, singular], þá [accusative, feminine, singular], það [accusative, neuter, singular], þeim [dative, masculine, singular], þeirri [dative, feminine, singular], því [dative, neuter, singular], þess [genitive, masculine, singular], þeirrar [feminine, genitive, singular], þess [genitive, neuter, singular], þeir [masculine, nominative, plural], þær [feminine, nominative, plural], þau [neuter, nominative, plural], þá [accusative, masculine, plural], þær [accusative, feminine, plural], þau [accusative, neuter, plural], þeim [dative, plural], þeirra [genitive, plural]
  1. (demonstrative) that, that one, he (referring to something or someone which is about to be specified further or has just been mentioned) Tags: demonstrative Derived forms: sá sami
    Sense id: en-sá-is-pron-AdQ6H87j Categories (other): Icelandic demonstrative pronouns, Icelandic pronouns Disambiguation of Icelandic demonstrative pronouns: 29 26 21 23
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /sauː/ Forms: sáði [indicative, past, singular, third-person], sáð [supine]
Rhymes: -auː Etymology: From Old Norse sá (“to sow”), from Proto-Germanic *sēaną, from Proto-Indo-European *seh₁-. Etymology templates: {{inh|is|non|sá||to sow}} Old Norse sá (“to sow”), {{inh|is|gem-pro|*sēaną}} Proto-Germanic *sēaną, {{der|is|ine-pro|*seh₁-}} Proto-Indo-European *seh₁- Head templates: {{head|is|verb|weak verb||third-person singular past indicative|sáði||{{{22}}}|supine|sáð||{{{33}}}|cat2=weak verbs|head=}} sá (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative sáði, supine sáð)
  1. to sow Tags: weak
    Sense id: en-sá-is-verb-BespdAU5 Categories (other): Icelandic demonstrative pronouns, Icelandic entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Icelandic demonstrative pronouns: 29 26 21 23 Disambiguation of Icelandic entries with incorrect language header: 24 30 22 24
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /sauː/
Rhymes: -auː Etymology: See sjá. Head templates: {{head|is|verb form}} sá
  1. [he/she/it] saw, first- or third-person singular indicative past tense of sjá (“to see”)
    Sense id: en-sá-is-verb-XeClDUsY Categories (other): Icelandic demonstrative pronouns Disambiguation of Icelandic demonstrative pronouns: 29 26 21 23
  2. [I] saw, first- or third-person singular indicative past tense of sjá (“to see”)
    Sense id: en-sá-is-verb-hgFt1INY Categories (other): Icelandic demonstrative pronouns Disambiguation of Icelandic demonstrative pronouns: 29 26 21 23
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Inflected forms

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      "name": "inh"
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      "form": "þeirri",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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      "form": "því",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "neuter",
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    },
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      "form": "þess",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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      "form": "þeirrar",
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      "form": "þeir",
      "source": "declension",
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      "form": "þær",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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      "form": "þau",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "plural"
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      "form": "þá",
      "source": "declension",
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      "form": "þær",
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      "form": "þau",
      "source": "declension",
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      "form": "þeim",
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      "form": "þeirra",
      "source": "declension",
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          "that",
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          "he",
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        "(demonstrative) that, that one, he (referring to something or someone which is about to be specified further or has just been mentioned)"
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        "demonstrative"
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      "tags": [
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    {
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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      "form": "þær",
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    },
    {
      "form": "þau",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "þá",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "þær",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "þau",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "þeim",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "þeirra",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "@@"
      },
      "expansion": "sá (feminine sú, neuter það)",
      "name": "is-adj"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "builtin",
        "pos": "pronoun"
      },
      "name": "is-adecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Icelandic",
  "lang_code": "is",
  "pos": "pron",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "that, that one, he (referring to something or someone which is about to be specified further or has just been mentioned)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "that",
          "that"
        ],
        [
          "one",
          "one"
        ],
        [
          "he",
          "he"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(demonstrative) that, that one, he (referring to something or someone which is about to be specified further or has just been mentioned)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "demonstrative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/sauː/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-auː"
    }
  ],
  "word": "sá"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Icelandic demonstrative pronouns",
    "Icelandic entries with incorrect language header",
    "Icelandic non-lemma forms",
    "Icelandic verb forms",
    "Pages with 7 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:Icelandic/auː",
    "Rhymes:Icelandic/auː/1 syllable"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 3,
  "etymology_text": "See sjá.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "is",
        "2": "verb form"
      },
      "expansion": "sá",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Icelandic",
  "lang_code": "is",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "[he/she/it] saw, first- or third-person singular indicative past tense of sjá (“to see”)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "saw",
          "saw"
        ],
        [
          "sjá",
          "sjá#Icelandic"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "[I] saw, first- or third-person singular indicative past tense of sjá (“to see”)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "saw",
          "saw"
        ],
        [
          "sjá",
          "sjá#Icelandic"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/sauː/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-auː"
    }
  ],
  "word": "sá"
}

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