cene
See also: cené, cenę, cène, Cène, çene, and -cene
English
Etymology
Blend of control + gene
Noun
cene (plural cenes)
- (genetics) A control gene.
Derived terms
- cenome
Anagrams
- -ence
Friulian
Etymology
From Latin cēna.
Noun
cene f (plural cenis)
- dinner, supper (evening meal)
Synonyms
- gustà
Related terms
- cenâ
Italian
Noun
cene f
- plural of cena
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *kōniz. Cognate with Old High German kuoni, Old Norse kænn.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkeːne/
Adjective
cēne
- bold
- valiant
Declension
Weak | Strong | ||||||||||||
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case | singular | plural | case | singular | plural | ||||||||
m | n | f | m | n | f | m | n | f | |||||
nominative | cēna | cēne | cēne | cēnan | nom. | cēne | cēne | cēne | cēne | cēne | cēna, -e | ||
accusative | cēnan | cēne | cēnan | acc. | cēnne | cēne | cēne | cēne | cēne | cēna, -e | |||
genitive | cēnan | cēnra, cēnena | gen. | cēnes | cēnes | cēnre | cēnra | ||||||
dative | cēnan | cēnum | dat. | cēnum | cēnum | cēnre | cēnum | ||||||
instrumental | cēne |
Derived terms
- cēnlīċe
Descendants
- Middle English: kene
- English: keen
- Scots: keen
Old Irish
Alternative forms
- cenae
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkʲene/
Pronoun
cene
- third-person singular masculine/neuter of cen: without him/it
Adverb
cene
- besides
- in any case
- already
Derived terms
- olchenae
Descendants
- Irish: cheana
- Manx: hannah
- Scottish Gaelic: cheana
Spanish
Verb
cene
- Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of cenar.
- First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of cenar.
- Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of cenar.
- Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of cenar.