Contionary:szew

Niemish

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ʃeu/

Etymology

From Gothic sáiws.

Noun

⁰ széw n.m. soft stem

1. (plural only) sea
2. (Geography) a particular sea

Declension

declension of széw (ms declension)
	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	széw	széwian	széws	széwias
genitive	széws	széwes	széwe	széwse
dative	széw	széwium	széwią	széwę

Alternative forms

• szä́w

A mixed-stem noun with roots *száw, szä́w would be expected, however after centuries of use as a pluralia tantum, the singular was reanalysed as a soft stem by analogy with the plural when it was revived for use in the names of particular seas, e.g. Mézszew ("Mediterranean Sea").

See also

• mä́re ("lake")