Seia

See also: seia

Latin

Etymology

Related to seges (“cornfield”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈsei̯.i̯a/, [ˈs̠ɛi̯ːä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈse.ja/, [ˈsɛːjä]

Proper noun

Seia f sg (genitive Seiae); first declension

1. (Roman mythology) The goddess who presided over the sowing

Declension

First-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Seia
genitive	Seiae
dative	Seiae
accusative	Seiam
ablative	Seiā
vocative	Seia

References

• Seia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Sẽa, from Early Medieval Latin Sena.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsej.ɐ/ [ˈseɪ̯.ɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsej.ɐ/ [ˈseɪ̯.ɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsej.a/ [ˈseɪ̯.a]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈsɐj.ɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈsɐj.ɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈsej.ɐ/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈsej.ɐ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈse.ɐ/

• Homophones: ceia, sei-a
• Hyphenation: Sei‧a

• Audio (Portugal):

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Proper noun

Seia f

1. A city and municipality of the district of Guarda, Portugal

Related terms

• senense
• Sena
• Seabra