Noun: séns
Gender: m
Declension:
Nominative
| Sg. Indef. | séns |
| Sg. Def. | sénsinn |
| Pl. Indef. | sénsar |
| Pl. Def. | sénsarnir |
Genitive
| Sg. Indef. | séns |
| Sg. Def. | sénsins |
| Pl. Indef. | sénsa |
| Pl. Def. | sénsanna |
Dative
| Sg. Indef. | séns |
| Sg. Def. | sénsinum |
| Pl. Indef. | sénsum |
| Pl. Def. | sénsunum |
Accusative
| Sg. Indef. | séns |
| Sg. Def. | sénsinn |
| Pl. Indef. | sénsa |
| Pl. Def. | sénsana |
Sample Sentences
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Það er ekki séns! (Not a chance!)
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Ekki séns! (Not a chance!)
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Það er ekki séns í helvíti að ég nái prófinu! (There's not a chance in hell that's I'll pass this test!)
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Ég er bara að taka sénsinn. (I'm just taking the chance.)
Etymology
Probably borrowed from English chance. See: English Nouns '
chance'.
Translations