"See" meaning in Low German

See See in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: Seen [plural]
Etymology: From Middle Low German sê, from Old Saxon sēo, from Proto-Germanic *saiwiz. Compare standard German See, Dutch zee, English sea, Swedish sjö. Etymology templates: {{inh|nds|gml|sê}} Middle Low German sê, {{inh|nds|osx|sēo}} Old Saxon sēo, {{inh|nds|gem-pro|*saiwiz}} Proto-Germanic *saiwiz, {{cog|de|See}} German See, {{cog|nl|zee}} Dutch zee, {{cog|en|sea}} English sea, {{cog|sv|sjö}} Swedish sjö Head templates: {{nds-noun|m|Seen}} See m (plural Seen), {{tlb|nds|GLG}} (German Low German)
  1. a lake Tags: German-Low-German, masculine
    Sense id: en-See-nds-noun-YkUaXDEi Categories (other): Low German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Low German entries with incorrect language header: 33 33 33

Noun

Forms: Seen [plural]
Etymology: From Middle Low German sê, from Old Saxon sēo, from Proto-Germanic *saiwiz. Compare standard German See, Dutch zee, English sea, Swedish sjö. Etymology templates: {{inh|nds|gml|sê}} Middle Low German sê, {{inh|nds|osx|sēo}} Old Saxon sēo, {{inh|nds|gem-pro|*saiwiz}} Proto-Germanic *saiwiz, {{cog|de|See}} German See, {{cog|nl|zee}} Dutch zee, {{cog|en|sea}} English sea, {{cog|sv|sjö}} Swedish sjö Head templates: {{nds-noun|f|Seen}} See f (plural Seen), {{tlb|nds|GLG}} (German Low German)
  1. sea, ocean Tags: German-Low-German, feminine
    Sense id: en-See-nds-noun-9~iFvwXM Categories (other): Low German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Low German entries with incorrect language header: 33 33 33
  2. sea, sea condition, swell Tags: German-Low-German, feminine
    Sense id: en-See-nds-noun-lKpSJ~uF Categories (other): Low German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Low German entries with incorrect language header: 33 33 33
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Meer, Ozean
Derived forms: Seeaal, Seeblatt, Seefohrt, Seehaven, Seehund, Seekrankheit, Seemacht, Seeschipp, Seeschippfohrt, seesüük, Seesüük, Seeungehüer
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