English Explanatory Dictionary

seine

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A long net having floats attached at the top and sinkers (weights) at the bottom, used in shallow water for catching fish.
verb
  1. To use a seine, to fish with a seine.
name
  1. A river in northern France that flows through Paris for about 772 km (480 mi) to the English Channel near Le Havre.
  2. A former department of France, the capital city of which was Paris.

Pronunciation

/seɪn/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-sane.wav /sɛn/ en-us-Seine-2.ogg en-us-Seine.ogg

Word forms

seine seines sean sein seining seined the Seine

Etymology

From Old English seġne, from Proto-West Germanic *sagīna, from Latin sagēna, from Ancient Greek σαγήνη (sagḗnē, “dragnet”), of unknown origin.

Related words

Aube Essonne Eure Loing Marne Oise Yonne

Derived words

anchor seine Danish seine purse seine seiner Seine-et-Marne Seine-Maritime Seine-Saint-Denis Vigneux-sur-Seine
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