seine

Meaning

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.

Synonyms

dragnet

fishnet

trawl

net

fishing net

sweep-net

trammel

ring net

trammel net

purse seine

seine fishing

fish

🐟

drag-net

cast net

purse net

Translations

seine

Schleppnetz

everriculum

giacchio

zegen

sciabica

τράτα

απλάδι

senne

seiner

pescar

🐟

jábega

Pronounced as (IPA)

/seɪn/

Etymology

Inherited from 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.