see

Meaning

sea

Pronounced as (IPA)

/seː/

Etymology

Inherited from Old Frisian: sē

In summary

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

Sentences

In seeman lit alles farre om de see .

A sailor lets everything sail around the sea.

No woansdeitemiddei wurdt op see wynkrêft njoggen ferwachte.

On Wednesday afternoon, wind force nine is expected at sea.

In skip op it strân is in beaken yn see .

A ship on the beach is a beacon in the sea.

Op see kinne skippen en boareilannen yn 'e swierrichheden reitsje.

At sea, ships and drilling rigs can get into trouble.

De sinne komt op en lit de see skitterje yn it moarnsljocht.

The sun rises and the sea sparkles in the morning light.

Op dizze oere fan 'e dei wie de see donkerder as de loft .

At this hour of the day the sea was darker than the sky.