senna
See also: Senna and senną
English
Etymology
From Arabic سَنَا (sanā, “senna”).
Noun
senna (countable and uncountable, plural sennas)
- (countable) Any of several plants of the tribe Cassieae, especially those of the genera Cassia and Senna, whose leaves and pods are used as a purgative and laxative.
- (uncountable) The dried leaves or pods of these plants (especially of Senna alexandrina, syn. Cassia angustifolia or Cassia acutifolia), used medicinally.
- (medicine) senna glycoside, a laxative.
Derived terms
- American senna
- bladder senna
- coffee senna
- wild senna
Anagrams
- Annes
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse senna, from the verb sanna (“to affirm, prove”). See also Old Frisian sanna (“to contradict, disprove”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsɛnːa/
- Rhymes: -ɛnːa
Noun
senna f (genitive singular sennu, nominative plural sennur)
- quarrel, row, slanging match
Declension
declension of senna
| f-w1 | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | senna | sennan | sennur | sennurnar |
| accusative | sennu | sennuna | sennur | sennurnar |
| dative | sennu | sennunni | sennum | sennunum |
| genitive | sennu | sennunnar | senna | sennanna |
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsɛn.na/
- Rhymes: -ɛnna
- Hyphenation: sèn‧na
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Arabic سَنَا (sanā).
Alternative forms
- sena
Noun
senna f (plural senne)
- (botany) senna
- (uncountable) senna (medicinal preparation)
- (fishing) fishing net
Derived terms
- senna falsa
See also
- lampara (“fishing net”)
- tramaglio (“fishing net”)
Etymology 2
Borrowed from French seine, from Late Latin sagēna, from Ancient Greek σαγήνη (sagḗnē).
Noun
senna f (plural senne)
- (fishing) a large trammel
- (fishing) seine (net)
Further reading
- senna1 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
- senna2 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsɛn.na/
- Rhymes: -ɛnna
- Syllabification: sen‧na
Adjective
senna
- feminine nominative/vocative singular of senny