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GERMAN · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

See.

lake

3 characters1 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/zeː/Germany/seː/Austria, Southern-Germany, Switzerland

  1. lake

    masculine · mixed
    Dieser See ist sehr klein.
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German sê, from Old High German sē, sēo m (“sea”), from Proto-West Germanic *saiwi m (“sea”), from Proto-Germanic *saiwiz m (“sea”). Compare Low German See (“sea, lake”), Dutch zee f (“sea”), English sea, Danish sø c (“sea, lake”).

noun/zeː/Germany/seː/Austria, Southern-Germany, Switzerland

  1. sea, ocean

    feminine · singular · singular-only · uncountable
    Mein Großvater ist als Fischer zur See gefahren.

  2. sea, sea condition, swell

    feminine
    Die See ist heute sehr ruhig.
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German sê, from Old High German sē, sēo m (“sea”), from Proto-West Germanic *saiwi m (“sea”), from Proto-Germanic *saiwiz m (“sea”). Compare Low German See (“sea, lake”), Dutch zee f (“sea”), English sea, Danish sø c (“sea, lake”).

name/zeː/Germany/seː/Austria, Southern-Germany, Switzerland

  1. a municipality of Tyrol, Austria

    neuter · proper-noun
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German sê, from Old High German sē, sēo m (“sea”), from Proto-West Germanic *saiwi m (“sea”), from Proto-Germanic *saiwiz m (“sea”). Compare Low German See (“sea, lake”), Dutch zee f (“sea”), English sea, Danish sø c (“sea, lake”).

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