- 1 Irish
- 2 Old Dutch
- 3 Old English
- 4 Old High German
- 5 Old Irish
- 6 Old Saxon
- 7 Scottish Gaelic
- 8 Vietnamese
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Determiner[edit]
Usage notes[edit]
- Used with the definite article, as: an abhainn seo (“this river”)
Pronoun[edit]
- this
Seo mo theach. ― This is my house.
Adverb[edit]
- here (implies motion) Cuir é seo.Put it here.
See also[edit]
Old Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Germanic *saiwiz.
Noun[edit]
m
Descendants[edit]
- Middle Dutch: sêe
Further reading[edit]
- “sēo”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012
Old English[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Article[edit]
f
- nominative feminine singular of se: the
sēo cwēn ― the woman
Determiner[edit]
f
- nominative feminine singular of sē: that (agreeing with feminine nouns)
Pronoun[edit]
f
Descendants[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
From Proto-Germanic *sehwǭ (“pupil”). Akin to Old High German seha (“pupil”)
Noun[edit]
f
- pupil (of the eye)
Declension[edit]
Old High German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Germanic *saiwiz, whence also Old Dutch and Old Saxon sēo, Old English sæ, Old Norse sær, Gothic 𐍃𐌰𐌹𐍅𐍃 (saiws).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
m
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- Joseph Wright, ‘An Old High German Primer, Second Edition’
Old Irish[edit]
Determiner[edit]
- Alternative spelling of so
Old Saxon[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Germanic *saiwiz, whence also Old Dutch sēo, Old English sǣ, Old Frisian sē, Old High German sēo, Old Norse sær.
Noun[edit]
m
Declension[edit]
Descendants[edit]
Scottish Gaelic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Determiner[edit]
Usage notes[edit]
Pronoun[edit]
(demonstrative)
- this Seo mo dhachaigh.This is my home. Seo mo bhean.This is / Meet my wife.
Derived terms[edit]
Adverb[edit]
- here (implies motion) Cuir e seo.Put it here.
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
Vietnamese[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
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Verb[edit]
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