# See
## English
### Noun

See (plural Sees)
* Alternative letter-case form of see.

### Proper noun

See (plural Sees)
* A surname.
** An English surname.
** A surname from German.
** A surname from Hokkien.

### Anagrams

* -ese, ESE, Ese, ees, ese

## Alemannic German
### Etymology 1

Middle High German sē, from Old High German sē. Cognate with German See.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /seː/

#### Noun

See m (plural Seee, diminutive Seeli)
* lake

### Etymology 2

Alternative forms.

#### Noun

See m
* (Uri) Alternative form of Se

### References

* Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co., page 67.

## German
### Etymology

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”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /zeː/ (Germany)
** Audio:(file)(Germany)
** Audio:(file)(Germany)
* IPA: /seː/ (Austria, Southern Germany, Switzerland)
* Rhymes: -eː
* Homophone: seh

### Noun

See m (mixed, genitive Sees, plural Seen)
* lake
    Dieser See ist sehr klein.This lake is very small.
** "Görlitzer Park", Berliner Zeitung, November 11, 2013.
    Auf 14 Hektar gibt es unter anderem einen Kinderbauernhof, mehrere Sport-, Spiel- und Bolzplätze, zwei Aussichtsberge und einen kleinen See.There are, among other things, a petting zoo, multiple sporting facilities, playing grounds and soccer fields, two overlooks and a small lake on 14 hectares.

#### Declension
### Noun

See f (genitive See, plural Seen)
* (uncountable, singular only) sea, ocean
    Synonyms: Meer, Ozean
    Mein Großvater ist als Fischer zur See gefahren.My grandfather went to sea as a fisherman.
** Giorgos Christides, "Griechenland empört über Kritik aus Österreich: "Sollen wir die Flüchtlingsboote vielleicht versenken?"", Der Spiegel, January 26, 2016.
    Wenn man ein Boot auf See sichte, gebe es nur eine Handlungsoption.When one spots a boat at sea, there would only be one way to act.
* (nautical) sea, sea condition, swell
    Die See ist heute sehr ruhig.The sea is very calm today.

#### Usage notes

* (sea, ocean): This sense is normal in compounds and fixed expressions (as above). Otherwise, See is elevated and usually replaced by the synonym Meer.
* (swell): This sense is very common in nautical parlance but also familiar to ordinary people.

#### Related terms

* Alpensee
* Binnensee
* Hochsee
* Irische See
* Nordsee
* Ostsee
* Seeaal
* Seeadler
* Seeblatt
* Seefahrer
* Seefahrt
* Seehafen
* Seehund
* Seeigel
* Seekrankheit
* Seemacht
* Seemeile
* Seenot
* Seeort
* Seerand
* Seeschiff
* Seeschifffahrt
* Seeübung
* Seeufer
* Seeungeheuer
* Seezunge
* Tiefsee
* Übersee

### Proper noun

See n (proper noun, genitive Sees or (optionally with an article) See)
* A municipality of Tyrol, Austria

### Further reading

* “See” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
* “See” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
* “See” in Duden online
* “See” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
* See on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia $^{de}$
* Friedrich Kluge (1883) “See”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891

## German Low German
### Etymology

From Middle Low German sê, from Old Saxon sēo, from Proto-Germanic *saiwiz. Compare standard German See, Dutch zee, English sea, Swedish sjö.

### Noun

See m (plural Seen)
* a lake

### Noun

See f (plural Seen)
* sea, ocean
    Mien Grootvader föhr as Fischer to de See.My grandfather went to sea as a fisherman.
* sea, sea condition, swell
    De See is vundaag bannig rohig.The sea is very calm today.

#### Usage notes

* (sea, ocean): Contrary to its German counterpart, See in Low German is the most common word for sea and is never replaced by Meer as it is in standard German.
* (swell): This sense is very common in nautical parlance but also familiar to ordinary people.

#### Synonyms

* Meer
* Ozean

#### Derived terms

* Seeaal
* Seeblatt
* Seefohrt
* Seehaven
* Seehund
* Seekrankheit
* Seemacht
* Seeschipp
* Seeschippfohrt
* seesüük
* Seesüük
* Seeungehüer

## Hunsrik
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /seː/

### Noun

See m (plural See)
* lake

### Further reading

* Online Hunsrik Dictionary

## Luxembourgish
### Etymology

From Old High German saga, from Proto-Germanic *sagō. Cognate with German Säge, English saw, Dutch zaag, Icelandic sög, Danish sav.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /zeː/
** Rhymes: -eː

### Noun

See f (plural Seeën)
* saw

#### Related terms

* seeën

## North Frisian
### Alternative forms

* sia (Föhr-Amrum)
* siie (Mooring)

### Etymology

From Old Frisian sē, from Proto-West Germanic *saiwi.

### Noun

See f or m (plural Seen) (Sylt)
* sea
* lake

#### Usage notes

* Since Sylt Frisian has merged masculine and feminine genders it cannot use them to distinguish between both senses, except possibly with personal and possessive pronouns. For the German-influenced distinction in other dialects compare sia.

## Pennsylvania German
### Etymology

From Old High German sēo, from Proto-Germanic *saiwiz. Compare German See, Dutch zee, English sea, Swedish sjö.

### Noun

See m
* lake

### Noun

See n
* sea, ocean

## Saterland Frisian
### Alternative forms

* Säi

### Etymology

Form Old Frisian sē, from Proto-West Germanic *saiwi. Cognates include German See and West Frisian see.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /seː/
* Hyphenation: See
* Rhymes: -eː

### Noun

See f (plural Seeë)
* sea

#### Derived terms

* Seemeeske

### References

* Marron C. Fort (2015) “See”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN

## Tagalog
### Etymology

Borrowed from English See, from Hokkien 施 (Si) or 薛 (Sih). Doublet of Sy, Siy, Sze, and Shi.

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /si/ [sɪ]
* Rhymes: -i
* Syllabification: See

### Proper noun

See (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒ)
* a Chinese Filipino surname from Hokkien

### Anagrams

* ese