cee

See also: CEE, čee, and сее

English

Alternative forms

• see

Etymology

From Middle English cee.

Pronunciation

• enPR: sē, IPA^(key): /ˈsiː/
• Homophones: C, sea, see
• Rhymes: -iː

Noun

cee (plural cees)

1. The name of the Latin-script letter C/c.
   • 2004, Will Rogers, The Stonking Steps, page 170:

     I have drunk en-ee-cee-tee-ay-ar from the ef-ell-oh-doubleyou-ee-ar-ess in his gee-ay-ar-dee-ee-en many a time.

2. Something shaped like the letter C, such as a cee spring.

Derived terms

• emcee
• Jaycee
• PeeCee

Translations

name of the letter C, c

Arabic: سِي m (sī) Asturian: ce (ast) Bengali: সি (bn) (śi) Bulgarian: це n (ce) Catalan: ce (ca) f Chinese: Mandarin: (English letter names are called as in English, no other standard Mandarin name exists) Esperanto: co (eo) Finnish: see (fi) French: cé (fr) m Galician: ce (gl) m Greek: σι (el) n (si) Hawaiian: sē Hindi: सी (hi) (sī) Hungarian: cé (hu) Icelandic: sé n Ido: ce (io) Irish: cé, coll Japanese: シー (ja) (shī) Korean: 시 (ko) (si) Latin: cē (la) Malay: si (ms) Marathi: सी (sī) Occitan: ce f Persian: ث (fa) (se), سی (fa) (si) (english) Portuguese: cê (pt) m Russian: си (ru) n (si) (English), цэ (ru) n (cɛ) Spanish: ce (es) f Thai: ซี (th) (sii) Turkish: ce (tr) Vietnamese: xê, cờ (vi) Welsh: ec f

See also

• (Latin-script letter names) letter; a, bee, cee, dee, e, ef, gee, aitch, i, jay, kay, el, em, en, o, pee, cue, ar, ess, tee, u, vee, double-u, ex, wye, zee / zed
• cee-lo

Anagrams

• ECE, EEC

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈseː/, [ˈs̠e̞ː]
• Rhymes: -eː
• Syllabification^(key): cee
• Hyphenation^(key): cee

Noun

cee

1. alternative spelling of see

Usage notes

• Speakers often use the corresponding forms of c-kirjain (“letter C, letter c”) instead of inflecting this word, especially in plural.

Declension

Inflection of cee (Kotus type 18/maa, no gradation)
nominative		cee	ceet
genitive		ceen	ceiden ceitten
partitive		ceetä	ceitä
illative		ceehen	ceihin
		singular	plural
nominative		cee	ceet
accusative	nom.	cee	ceet
	gen.	ceen
genitive		ceen	ceiden ceitten
partitive		ceetä	ceitä
inessive		ceessä	ceissä
elative		ceestä	ceistä
illative		ceehen	ceihin
adessive		ceellä	ceillä
ablative		ceeltä	ceiltä
allative		ceelle	ceille
essive		ceenä	ceinä
translative		ceeksi	ceiksi
abessive		ceettä	ceittä
instructive		—	cein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of cee (Kotus type 18/maa, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative ceeni ceeni accusative nom. ceeni ceeni gen. ceeni genitive ceeni ceideni ceitteni partitive ceetäni ceitäni inessive ceessäni ceissäni elative ceestäni ceistäni illative ceeheni ceihini adessive ceelläni ceilläni ablative ceeltäni ceiltäni allative ceelleni ceilleni essive ceenäni ceinäni translative ceekseni ceikseni abessive ceettäni ceittäni instructive — — comitative — ceineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative ceesi ceesi accusative nom. ceesi ceesi gen. ceesi genitive ceesi ceidesi ceittesi partitive ceetäsi ceitäsi inessive ceessäsi ceissäsi elative ceestäsi ceistäsi illative ceehesi ceihisi adessive ceelläsi ceilläsi ablative ceeltäsi ceiltäsi allative ceellesi ceillesi essive ceenäsi ceinäsi translative ceeksesi ceiksesi abessive ceettäsi ceittäsi instructive — — comitative — ceinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative ceemme ceemme accusative nom. ceemme ceemme gen. ceemme genitive ceemme ceidemme ceittemme partitive ceetämme ceitämme inessive ceessämme ceissämme elative ceestämme ceistämme illative ceehemme ceihimme adessive ceellämme ceillämme ablative ceeltämme ceiltämme allative ceellemme ceillemme essive ceenämme ceinämme translative ceeksemme ceiksemme abessive ceettämme ceittämme instructive — — comitative — ceinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative ceenne ceenne accusative nom. ceenne ceenne gen. ceenne genitive ceenne ceidenne ceittenne partitive ceetänne ceitänne inessive ceessänne ceissänne elative ceestänne ceistänne illative ceehenne ceihinne adessive ceellänne ceillänne ablative ceeltänne ceiltänne allative ceellenne ceillenne essive ceenänne ceinänne translative ceeksenne ceiksenne abessive ceettänne ceittänne instructive — — comitative — ceinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative ceensä ceensä accusative nom. ceensä ceensä gen. ceensä genitive ceensä ceidensä ceittensä partitive ceetään ceetänsä ceitään ceitänsä inessive ceessään ceessänsä ceissään ceissänsä elative ceestään ceestänsä ceistään ceistänsä illative ceehensä ceihinsä adessive ceellään ceellänsä ceillään ceillänsä ablative ceeltään ceeltänsä ceiltään ceiltänsä allative ceelleen ceellensä ceilleen ceillensä essive ceenään ceenänsä ceinään ceinänsä translative ceekseen ceeksensä ceikseen ceiksensä abessive ceettään ceettänsä ceittään ceittänsä instructive — — comitative — ceineen ceinensä

Synonyms

• c-kirjain

Friulian

Etymology

From Latin cilia, from cilium.

Noun

cee f (plural ceis)

1. eyelash
2. eyebrow

Related terms

• sorecee

Galician

Verb

cee

1. inflection of cear:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Kabiyé

Adverb

cee

1. tomorrow

   Antonym: ɖeɖe

References

• Bassarɩ Ɛbɩa, Lexique français - kabɩyɛ - eʋe, Première édition, [polycopie, 130 pages], 1974.

Koyraboro Senni

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tʃeː/

Noun

cee

1. (anatomy) foot, leg

References

• Y.M. Haidera, Y.B. Maïga, & M.B. Maïga, Dictionnaire soŋay-français / Kaliima citaabu soŋay-annasaara senni, EDIS, Bamako, 2010.

Middle English

Etymology 1

Noun

cee

1. alternative form of see (“see”)

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

• ce

Noun

cee (plural cees)

1. The name of the Latin-script letter C/c.
   • 1445 January 20, “Petition to the king for the redress of certain frauds committed at Calais”, in Joseph Stevenson, editor, Letters and Papers Illustrative of the Wars of the English in France During the Reign of Henry the Sixth, King of England (Rerum Britannicarum Medii Ævi Scriptores, or Chronicles and Memorials of Great Britain and Ireland During the Middle Ages), volume I, London: Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts, published 1861, page 467:

     And whan the seide merchauntz Holanders that went to Caleys hadde bought there grete substance of wolle and wollefelle, and that thei shulde make the rekenyng thereof, and bringe payement unto the Staple, according to thordenaunce of the place, thei put forthe the seide letters and billes for paiement, which lettres were there refused for unsufficience, and the billes of the mynte, for thei were falsede with Cees set above, that of iij. łi. was made iij. c. łi. and of ij. łi. was made ij. c. łi.

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Related terms

• abece

Descendants

• English: cee

See also

• (Latin-script letter names) lettre; a, be, cee, de, e, ef, ge, ȝogh, uhe, i, ca, el, em, en, o, pe, cu, ar, es, te, thorn, u, wen, ex, wi, zed

Venetan

Adjective

cee f

1. feminine plural of ceo