seine

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

A long net having floats attached at the top and sinkers (weights) at the bottom, used in shallow water for catching fish.

Verb

To use a seine, to fish with a seine.

Sinonieme

dragnet

fishnet

trawl

net

fishing net

sweep-net

trammel

ring net

trammel net

purse seine

seine fishing

fish

🐟

drag-net

cast net

purse net

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/seɪn/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Old English: seġne

In summary

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