sei

See also: Appendix:Variations of "sei"

English

Etymology

From sei whale, from Norwegian seihval, seikval, from sei (“pollock”) + hval (“whale”). Doublet of saithe.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /seɪ/

• Audio (Southern England):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -eɪ
• Homophone: say

Noun

sei (plural seis)

1. A sei whale.
   • 2005, Wayne Ledwell, Whales and Dolphins of Newfoundland and Labrador:

     Seis also feed by engulfing small schooling fish.

Anagrams

• -ies, -ise, -sie, EIS, EIs, ESI, I'se, ISE, ies, sie