Noun: seny
Gender: m
Hyphenation:
| Singular m | seny |
| Plural m | senys |
Sample Sentences
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Quan no obrem d'acord amb el seny ho sabem: és quan hem fet les coses, per un desig, per un impuls o, en fi, per una passió, petita o grossa, temptadora o abassegadora. (When we don't act in accordance with common sense, we know it: it's when we've done things for a desire, for an urge, or, in short, for a passion; small or great, tempting or engrossing.) [2011, Jaume Vallcorba i Rocosa, Obra gramatical i lingüística completa, L'Abadia de Montserrat, →ISBN, page 33:]
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Esclaus dels cinc senys corporals: veure, oir, olorar, gustar i palpar, que configuren el món i la vida. ([We are] slaves to the five bodily senses: seeing, hearing, smelling, tasting and touching, which shape the world and life.) [1968, Rodolfo Llorena y Jordana, Com han estat i com som els catalans:]
Nouns inflected like seny
urinari,
esferoide,
bolígraf,
dissentiment,
ajuntament,
serial,
serrat,
serral,
server,
servei,
depurador,
sextet,
sector,
secret,
secany,
secall,
seguit,
segell,
seient,
sedant, etc. (List truncated at 20 nouns)
Etymology
Inherited from Old Catalan sen, from Vulgar Latin *sennus, from Frankish *sinn, possibly influenced by Latin sensus (“sense”).
Verbs referencing "seny"
Portuguese Nouns
sino, Italian Nouns
senno.
Translations