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séns

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See also: sens, Sens, and Sens.

Icelandic

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Probably borrowed from English chance.

Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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séns m (genitive singular séns, nominative plural sénsar)

  1. an opportunity, a chance
    Það er ekki séns!
    Not a chance!
    Ekki séns!
    Not a chance!
    Það er ekki séns í helvíti að ég nái prófinu!
    There's not a chance in hell that's I'll pass this test!
    Ég er bara að taka sénsinn.
    I'm just taking the chance.

Declension

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Derived terms

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References

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  • Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) “séns”, in Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)
  • Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2025), “séns”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies

Old Irish

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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séns m

  1. Alternative form of síans

Mutation

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Mutation of séns
radical lenition nasalization
séns ṡéns unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.