"sen" meaning in Swedish

See sen in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /seːn/
Rhymes: -eːn Etymology: From Old Norse seinn (“late”). Etymology templates: {{inh|sv|non|seinn|t=late}} Old Norse seinn (“late”) Head templates: {{head|sv|adjective|||comparative|senare|superlative|senast||f2accel-form=comparative|f3accel-form=superlative|head=|sort=}} sen (comparative senare, superlative senast), {{sv-adj}} sen (comparative senare, superlative senast) Forms: senare [comparative], senast [superlative], no-table-tags [table-tags], sen [error-unrecognized-form, indefinite, positive], senare [comparative, error-unrecognized-form, indefinite], senast [error-unrecognized-form, indefinite, superlative], sent [indefinite, neuter, positive, singular], senare [comparative, indefinite, neuter, singular], senast [indefinite, neuter, singular, superlative], sena [indefinite, plural, positive], senare [comparative, indefinite, plural], senast [indefinite, plural, superlative], sene [archaic, indefinite, masculine, plural, positive], senare [archaic, comparative, indefinite, masculine, plural], senast [archaic, indefinite, masculine, plural, superlative], sene [definite, masculine, positive, singular], senare [comparative, definite, masculine, singular], senaste [definite, masculine, singular, superlative], sena [definite, error-unrecognized-form, positive], senare [comparative, definite, error-unrecognized-form], senaste [definite, error-unrecognized-form, superlative]
  1. late
    Sense id: en-sen-sv-adj-CJABo1Z5 Derived forms: försena, senantik, senbarock, sengotik, sengrekisk, sengustaviansk, senlatin, senmedeltid, senromantik, senromersk, sensommar, sentida, senvinter, senvår, tack för senast
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Adverb

IPA: /sɛn/ Audio: Sv-sen.ogg
Rhymes: -ɛnː Etymology: Syncopic form of sedan, from Old Swedish siþan, from Old Norse síðan. Etymology templates: {{syncopic form|sv|sedan}} Syncopic form of sedan, {{der|sv|gmq-osw|siþan}} Old Swedish siþan, {{der|sv|non|síðan}} Old Norse síðan Head templates: {{head|sv|adverb|head=|sort=}} sen, {{sv-adv|-}} sen (not comparable)
  1. (somewhat colloquial) alternative form of sedan Tags: alt-of, alternative, colloquial, not-comparable Alternative form of: sedan
    Sense id: en-sen-sv-adv-kaRFmURJ Categories (other): Swedish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swedish entries with incorrect language header: 25 75
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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    {
      "ipa": "/sɛn/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Sv-sen.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/6/61/Sv-sen.ogg/Sv-sen.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/61/Sv-sen.ogg"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "zen"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛnː"
    }
  ],
  "word": "sen"
}

Download raw JSONL data for sen meaning in Swedish (6.1kB)

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'common singular'",
  "path": [
    "sen"
  ],
  "section": "Swedish",
  "subsection": "adjective",
  "title": "sen",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'all'",
  "path": [
    "sen"
  ],
  "section": "Swedish",
  "subsection": "adjective",
  "title": "sen",
  "trace": ""
}

This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Swedish dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2026-02-19 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2026-02-01 using wiktextract (f492ef9 and 59dc20b). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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