SE

See also: Appendix:Variations of "se"

Translingual

Etymology 1

Symbol

SE

1. (international standards) ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code for Sweden.

   Synonym: SWE (alpha-3)

Etymology 2

From Latin Societas Europaea (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

Noun

SE

1. European Company

English

Noun

SE (plural SEs)

1. Abbreviation of southeast.
2. Initialism of second edition.
3. Initialism of special edition.
4. Initialism of sound effect.
5. (computing) Initialism of standard edition.
6. (computing) Initialism of software engineering.
7. (aerospace) Initialism of sustainer engine.
8. (physics) Initialism of secondary electron.
9. (train control) Initialism of STM European.

Coordinate terms

• (sustainer engine): SECO (“sustainer engine cut-off”), ME (“main engine”)

Translations

compass point

Portuguese: SE (pt)

Proper noun

SE (usually uncountable, plural SEs)

1. Initialism of Stack Exchange.

Proper noun

SE (uncountable)

1. Abbreviation of Sergipe: a state of Brazil.

Adjective

SE

1. Initialism of single ended.
2. Abbreviation of southeast.

Coordinate terms

• (single ended): HVD, LVD

Anagrams

• 'e's, -es, E's, ES, Es, E♭s, E♯s, e's, es, es-

Esperanto

Noun

SE

1. abbreviation of sudeosto (“southeast”)

French

Pronunciation

• Audio (France (Toulouse)):

  (file)

• Audio (France (Somain)):

  (file)

Noun

SE

1. abbreviation of sud-est; SE

Anagrams

• es, ès

German

Noun

SE m (strong, genitive SE, plural SE)

1. (education, computing) abbreviation of Softwareentwickler

Declension

Declension of SE [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	SE	die	SE
genitive	eines	des	SE	der	SE
dative	einem	dem	SE	den	SE
accusative	einen	den	SE	die	SE

Noun

SE n (strong, genitive SE, plural SE)

1. (education) abbreviation of Seminar

Declension

Declension of SE [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	SE	die	SE
genitive	eines	des	SE	der	SE
dative	einem	dem	SE	den	SE
accusative	ein	das	SE	die	SE

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɛs.e]

Noun

SE

1. (law, government) initialism of surat edaran (“circular letter”)
2. (business) initialism of sertifikat ekspor (“export certificate”)

Italian

Noun

SE m

1. abbreviation of sudest; southeast

Japanese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [e̞sɨ iː]

Noun

SE(エスイー) • (esuī) 

1. abbreviation of サウンドエフェクト (saundo efekuto, “sound effect”); a pre-recorded piece of music played at a concert, often before or after a concert
2. abbreviation of システムエンジニア (shisutemu enjinia, “system engineer”); a type of computer engineer with work spanning from requirements definition, design, development, deployment, to project management

Portuguese

Proper noun

SE ?

1. abbreviation of Sergipe: a state of Brazil

Further reading

• “SE”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Spanish

Noun

SE m

1. abbreviation of sudeste; southeast