sens

See also: Sens, séns, and Sens.

English

Noun

sens

plural of sen

Anagrams

-ness, ESNs, NSSE, Ness, SE SN, SNES, ness

Afrikaans

Etymology

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Pronunciation

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Noun

sens (plural sense)

scythe
Synonym: seis

Catalan

Pronunciation

(Balearic) IPA^(key): /ˈsəns/

(Central) IPA^(key): /ˈsɛns/

(Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈsens/

Preposition

sens

Alternative form of sense

Derived terms

sens dubte
sens falta

French

Etymology 1

From Middle French, from Old French sens, sen, san (“sense, reason, direction”), partly borrowed from Latin sensus (“sense, sensation, feeling, meaning”), from sentiō (“feel, perceive”); partly from Frankish *sinn (“sense, reason, mental faculty, way, direction”) (via Vulgar Latin *sennus), from Proto-West Germanic *sinn (“mind, meaning”), particularly in the sense of "direction". Both Latin and Germanic from Proto-Indo-European *sent- (“to feel”). Compare also French assener (“to thrust out”), forcené (“maniac”). More at send.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /sɑ̃s/
audio (le sens) (file)
- The preservation of final /s/ in this term is irregular. Formerly a pronunciation without this /s/ was possible, and is still found in the expressions sens dessus dessous and sens devant derrière.

Noun

sens m (plural sens)

meaning, sense
Synonym: signification
le sens ultime de la vie ― the ultimate meaning of life
Les mots ont un sens. ― Words have meanings.
sense, sensation
Synonyms: perception, sensation
sense, intelligence
bon sens ― common sense
Je préfère fréquenter ceux qui manquent de bon sens. ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
direction of circulation
voie à sens unique ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
en tous sens, dans tous les sens ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Derived terms

abonder dans le sens
à contresens
à mon sens
à sens unique
avoir du sens
bon sens
caresser dans le sens du poil
dans un sens
double sens
faire sens
lourd de sens
partir dans tous les sens
sens anti-horaire
sens commun
sens de l'humour
sens des aiguilles d'une montre
sens des réalités
sens dessus dessous
sens devant derrière
sens horaire
sens trigonométrique
sixième sens
tomber sous le sens
unité de sens

Related terms

sensation
sensualité

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /sɑ̃/

Verb

sens

inflection of sentir:
1. first/second-person singular indicative present
2. second-person singular imperative

Latvian

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *senas, from Proto-Indo-European *sénos (“old”). In Latvian, apparently only the adverbial form sen was conserved without interruption; in the first Latvian dictionaries, only vecs is consistently given as an adjective, whereas the occurrences of sens are few and dubious. Apparently the Latvian adjectival form of sen fell out of usage after Proto-Balto-Slavic times, and was recoined and successfully reintroduced only in the 19th century. Cognates include Lithuanian sẽnas (“old, ancient”), Sudovian sens (“old”), Old Irish sen, Gothic 𐍃𐌹𐌽𐌴𐌹𐌲𐍃 (sineigs) (< *sen-ei-), Sanskrit सन (sana, “old”), Ancient Greek ἕνος (hénos, “old, last year's”), Latin senex (“old in age, senior”).[1]

Adjective

sens (definite senais, comparative senāks, superlative vissenākais, adverb sen)

ancient, old, of long ago (many years, centuries, ages ago; the people of such times, their institutions, culture, etc.)
seni laiki, tāla pagatne ― ancient times, distant past
senā Grieķija ― ancient Greece
senā Roma ― ancient Rome
sens rokraksts ― ancient manuscript
sena tradīcija ― ancient tradition
sena valoda ― ancient language
sens darbarīks ― ancient tool
seni augi, dzīvnieki ― ancient plants, animals
senie latvieši ― the ancient Latvians
senie eģiptieši ― the ancient Egyptians
sena cilts ― ancient tribe
old (from relatively long ago; separated from the present by a (subjectively) significant amount of time)
sena skolasbiedru draudzība ― an old schoolmate friendship
sens paziņa ― an old acquaintance
piedzīvojumu žanrs kinomākslā ir sens un pārbaudīts ― the adventure genre in film is old and tried

Declension

indefinite declension (nenoteiktā galotne) of sens

	masculine (vīriešu dzimte)		feminine (sieviešu dzimte)
	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	sens	seni	sena	senas
accusative (akuzatīvs)	senu	senus	senu	senas
genitive (ģenitīvs)	sena	senu	senas	senu
dative (datīvs)	senam	seniem	senai	senām
instrumental (instrumentālis)	senu	seniem	senu	senām
locative (lokatīvs)	senā	senos	senā	senās
vocative (vokatīvs)	—	—	—	—

Derived terms

senatne

Related terms

sencis

References

Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), “sens”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN

Middle French

Alternative forms

senz, cens

Etymology

From Old French sens.

Noun

sens m (plural sens)

sense (method for a living being to gather data about the world)
sense (ability to reason)

Descendants

French: sens

Occitan

Pronunciation

Audio (file)

Preposition

sens

(Gascony, Languedoc, Limousin) Alternative form of sense[1]

Noun

sens m (plural sens)

(Gascony, Languedoc) sense[2][3]

References

Diccionari General de la Lenga Occitana, L’Academia occitana – Consistòri del Gai Saber, 2008-2016, page 556.
Patric Guilhemjoan, Diccionari elementari occitan-francés francés-occitan (gascon), 2005, Orthez, per noste, 2005, →ISBN, page 123.
Diccionari General de la Lenga Occitana, L’Academia occitana – Consistòri del Gai Saber, 2008-2016, page 556.

Patric Guilhemjoan, Diccionari elementari occitan-francés francés-occitan (gascon), 2005, Orthez, per noste, 2005, →ISBN,page 124.

Old French

Alternative forms

sen, san

Etymology

Partly borrowed from Latin sensus (“sense, sensation, feeling, meaning”), from sentiō (“feel, perceive”); partly (via Vulgar Latin *sennus) from Frankish *sinn (“sense, mental faculty, way, direction”). Both Latin and Germanic from Proto-Indo-European *sent- (“to feel”). More at sens.

Noun

sens m (oblique plural sens, nominative singular sens, nominative plural sens)

reason; ability to reason or think

Synonyms

raison

Descendants

Middle French: sens
- French: sens
Picard: sins
→ Middle English: sense, sence, sens
- English: sense, sence
  - → Afrikaans: sense

Old Irish

Noun

sens m

Alternative spelling of séns: alternative form of síans

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
sens	ṡens	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin sēnsus.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /sɛns/, /sɛw̃s/
Audio (file)
Rhymes: -ɛns
Syllabification: sens

Noun

sens m inan

sense (meaning or reason)

Declension

Declension of sens

	singular	plural
nominative	sens	sensy
genitive	sensu	sensów
dative	sensowi	sensom
accusative	sens	sensy
instrumental	sensem	sensami
locative	sensie	sensach
vocative	sensie	sensy

Derived terms

adjective

bezsensowny
bez sensu

adverb

bezsensownie
bez sensu

nouns

bezsens
bezsensowność

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French sens, Latin sensus.

Noun

sens n (plural sensuri)

sense, meaning
reason, logic
direction

Sudovian

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *senas, from Proto-Indo-European *sénos. Compare Lithuanian sẽnas (“old”), Latvian sȩns (“ancient”); however, Latvian vȩcs (“old”), Old Prussian urs (“old”).[1][2]

Adjective

ſenſ

old
- “Pagan dialects from Narew” line 171, (copied by V. Zinov, 1983):
  stary — ſenſ
  stary — old
Antonyms: iauniſ (“young”), nau (“new”)

References

Zigmas Zinkevičius (1985), “Lenkų-jotvingių žodynėlis? [A Polish-Yotvingian dictionary?]”, in Baltistica (in Lithuanian), volume 21, issue 1, page 78: “ſenſ ‘senas, l. stary’ 171.”
“sẽnas” in Hock et al., Altlitauisches etymologisches Wörterbuch 2.0 (online, 2020–): “nar. ſenſ adj. ‘alt’”.

[1] Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), “sens”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN

[2] Diccionari General de la Lenga Occitana, L’Academia occitana – Consistòri del Gai Saber, 2008-2016, page 556.

[3] Patric Guilhemjoan, Diccionari elementari occitan-francés francés-occitan (gascon), 2005, Orthez, per noste, 2005, →ISBN, page 123.

[4] Diccionari General de la Lenga Occitana, L’Academia occitana – Consistòri del Gai Saber, 2008-2016, page 556.

[5] Zigmas Zinkevičius (1985), “Lenkų-jotvingių žodynėlis? [A Polish-Yotvingian dictionary?]”, in Baltistica (in Lithuanian), volume 21, issue 1, page 78: “ſenſ ‘senas, l. stary’ 171.”

[6] “sẽnas” in Hock et al., Altlitauisches etymologisches Wörterbuch 2.0 (online, 2020–): “nar. ſenſ adj. ‘alt’”.

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Occitan

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Old French

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Old Irish

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