séns
Appearance
Icelandic
[edit]Probably borrowed from English chance.
Alternative forms
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- Rhymes: -ɛns
Noun
[edit]séns m (genitive singular séns, nominative plural sénsar)
- 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
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- 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
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]séns m
- Alternative form of síans
Mutation
[edit]radical | lenition | nasalization |
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séns | ṡéns | unchanged |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
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- Rhymes:Icelandic/ɛns
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