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sea

UK/siː/ US/ˈsea/ very common
noun (3) adjective (1)

noun

1.
2.
3.

turbulent water with swells of considerable size

  • “heavy seas”

adjective

1.

relating to or characteristic of or occurring on the sea or ships

  • “sea stories”
  • “sea smells”
  • “sea traffic”
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Origin

Inherited from Middle English see, from Old English sǣ, from Proto-West Germanic *saiwi (“body of water”), from Proto-Germanic *saiwiz, itself either: * Derived from Proto-Indo-European *sh₂ey-wo- (“to be fierce, afflict”). Related to Latin saevus (“wild, fierce”), Tocharian B saiwe (“itch”), and Latvian sievs, sīvs (“sharp, biting”). More at sore. * Derived from Proto-Germanic *sīhwaną (“to percolate, filter”), from Proto-Indo-European *seykʷ-. Cognates Cognate with Yola zea, zee (“sea”), North Frisian See, sia, siie (“sea; lake”), Saterland Frisian See, Säi (“sea”), West Frisian see (“sea”), Cimbrian and Mòcheno sea (“lake”), Dutch zee (“sea”), German and German Low German See (“sea”), Limburgish Sië, zieë (“sea, ocean; lake”), Luxembourgish Séi (“lake”), West Flemish zji (“sea; seaside”), Danish sø (“sea; lake”), Faroese sjógvur (“sea; big wave”), Icelandic sjár, sjór, sær (“sea”), Norwegian Bokmål and Norwegian Nynorsk sjø (“sea, ocean; lake”), Swedish sjö (“sea; lake; big wave”), Gothic 𐍃𐌰𐌹𐍅𐍃 (saiws, “lake, sea; marshland”).

Phrases

  • Cley next the Sea Places, other than actual seas, with "sea" in their title
  • Kingston by Sea Places, other than actual seas, with "sea" in their title
  • Knott End-on-Sea Places, other than actual seas, with "sea" in their title
  • Red Sea Hills Places, other than actual seas, with "sea" in their title
  • Sea Mills Places, other than actual seas, with "sea" in their title
  • Sea Point Places, other than actual seas, with "sea" in their title
  • St Anne's on the Sea Places, other than actual seas, with "sea" in their title
  • St Leonards-on-Sea Places, other than actual seas, with "sea" in their title

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