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{{also|SEU|seü|sèu|séú|sɛu|sếu}}

==Aromanian==

===Etymology===
From {{inh|rup|la|sēbum}}. Compare {{cog|ro|seu}}.

===Noun===
{{head|rup|noun|g=n|plural|seuri}}

# animal [[fat]], [[suet]], [[tallow]]

==Catalan==

===Etymology 1===
{{inh+|ca|roa-oca|sou}} (feminine {{m|roa-oca|sua}}), from {{inh|ca|la|suus|suum}}, from {{inh|ca|itc-pro|*sowos}}, from {{inh|ca|ine-pro|*sewos}}, from {{m|ine-pro|*swé||self}}. The original stem was modified by analogy with {{m|ca|meu}}.

The weak form {{m|ca|son}} is also from {{inh|ca|la|suus|suum}} in an unstressed (monosyllabic) position.

====Alternative forms====
* {{alt|ca|sou||Algherese}}

====Pronunciation====
* {{ca-IPA|é}}

====Pronoun====
{{head|ca|pronoun|cat2=possessive pronouns|feminine|seva|or|seua|masculine plural|seus|feminine plural|seves|or|seues}}

# [[his]], [[her]]/[[hers]], [[its]]
# [[their]], [[theirs]]
# [[your]], [[yours]] (alluding to {{m|ca|vostè}} or {{m|ca|vostès}})

=====Usage notes=====
* When preceding a noun, {{m|ca||seu}} is always preceded by the appropriate definite article.
* The third person possessive changes form for number and gender according to the number and gender of the ''item possessed'', not the number and gender of the possessor.

=====Declension=====
{{ca-decl-ppron}}

=====See also=====
* {{l|ca|son}}
* {{l|ca|llur}}

===Etymology 2===
{{inh+|ca|la|sedes|sēdem}}.

====Pronunciation====
* {{ca-IPA|è}}<!-- per GDLC, DNV, DCVB -->

====Noun====
{{ca-noun|f}}

# [[seat]] {{q|of power or authority}}, [[center]]
#: {{syn|ca|central}}
# {{lb|ca|Christianity}} [[seat]] {{q|of a bishop or pope}}, [[see]]
# {{lb|ca|Christianity}} [[cathedral]]

===Etymology 3===
{{inh+|ca|roa-oca|sèu}}, from {{inh|ca|la|sēbum||tallow, grease; suet}}, from {{der|ca|ine-pro|*seyb-||to pour out}}.

====Alternative forms====
* {{alt|ca|sèu||pre-2016}}

====Pronunciation====
* {{ca-IPA|ê}}

====Noun====
{{ca-noun|m}}

# [[suet]]
# [[tallow]]
# [[sebum]]

====References====
* {{R:ca:DCVB}}

===Etymology 4===
{{nonlemma}}

====Pronunciation====
* {{ca-IPA|è}}

====Verb====
{{head|ca|verb form}}

# {{ca-verb form of|seure}}

===Etymology 5===
{{nonlemma}}

====Alternative forms====
* {{alt|ca|séu||pre-2016}}

====Pronunciation====
* {{ca-IPA|é}}

====Verb====
{{head|ca|verb form}}

# {{lb|ca|colloquial|_|Northern Catalan|Algherese}} {{ca-verb form of|ser<pres_2p:seu>}}

==Champenois==

===Alternative forms===
* {{alter|roa-cha|suil|q=Rémois}}

===Etymology===
{{inh+|roa-cha|la|*solium}}.

===Pronunciation===
{{IPA|roa-cha|/sø/}}

===Noun===
{{head|roa-cha|noun|g=m|plural|seus}}

# {{lb|roa-cha|Troyen}} [[threshold]]

===References===
* {{R:roa-cha:Daunay}}
* {{R:roa-cha:Baudouin}}

==Fijian==

===Etymology===
From (compare with {{cog|sm|seu|t=to ward off}}, {{cog|to|heu|t=to ward off, to stir, to rake}},  {{cog|ty|heu}}, {{cog|mi|heu|t=to separate, to clear}}).

===Verb===
{{head|fj|verb|seseu; seuta}}

# to [[scratch]]
# to [[paw]], to [[dig]] the ground
# to [[scoop]]

===References===
* {{R:Pollex|seu}}
* {{cite-book|entry=seu, seuta|title=Fijian-English Dictionary|first=Ronald|last=Gatty|year=2009|publisher=Ronald Gatty|location=Suva, Fiji|page=226|ISBN=978-982-98047-1-6}}

==Galician==

===Etymology===
From {{inh|gl|roa-opt|seu}}, from an older {{m|roa-opt|sou}} (13th century, ''{{w|Cantigas de Santa Maria}}''; it fell out of use during the 14th century), from {{inh|gl|la|suus}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|gl|[ˈsɛw]|[ˈsew]}}

===Pronoun===
{{gl-pron-possess|g=m|masc=seu|fem=súa|mpl=seus|fpl=súas}}

# {{lb|gl|possessive}} [[his]], [[hers]], [[its]]
# {{lb|gl|possessive}} [[their]]

===See also===
* {{l|gl|Appendix:Galician pronouns}}

===References===
* {{R:gl:DDGM|sou}}
* {{R:gl:DDGM|seu}}
* {{R:gl:DDLG}}
* {{R:gl:TILG}}
* {{R:TLPGP}}

==Guinea-Bissau Creole==

===Etymology===
From {{der|pov|pt|céu}}. Cognate with {{cog|kea|seu}}.

===Noun===
{{head|pov|noun}}

# [[sky]]

==Kabuverdianu==

===Etymology===
From {{der|kea|pt|céu}}.

===Noun===
{{head|kea|noun}}

# [[sky]]

==Latin==

===Etymology===
Apocope of {{m|la|sīve}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{la-IPA}}

===Conjunction===
{{head|la|conjunction}}

# [[or]]
# [[either]]... [[or]]... (''seu... seu...'')

====Descendants====
* {{desc|ro|sau}}

===References===
* {{R:L&S}}
* {{R:Elementary Lewis}}
* {{R:du Cange}}
* {{R:Gaffiot}}

==Ligurian==

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|lij|/søː/}}

===Etymology 1===
From {{inh|lij|la|suus}}, from {{inh|lij|itc-pro|*sowos}}, from {{inh|lij|ine-pro|*sewos}}, derived from {{m|ine-pro|*swé||self}}.

====Adjective====
{{lij-adj|-}}

# [[his]]
# [[her]]
# [[its]]
# [[their]]

====Pronoun====
{{head|lij|pronoun|invariable}}

# {{n-g|Third-person singular possessive pronoun}}
## [[his]]
## [[hers]]
## [[its]]
# {{n-g|Third-person plural possessive pronoun}}; [[theirs]]

=====Synonyms=====
* {{l|lij|sò}}

====See also====
* {{l|lij|mæ}}
* {{l|lij|teu}}, {{l|lij|tò}}
* {{l|lij|nòstro}}
* {{l|lij|vòstro}}

===Etymology 2===
From {{inh|lij|la|soror}}, from {{inh|lij|itc-pro|*swezōr}}, from {{inh|lij|ine-pro|*swésōr}}.

====Noun====
{{lij-noun|f|-}}

# [[sister]]

====See also====
* {{l|lij|fræ}}

{{topics|lij|Family}}

==Nyishi==

===Alternative forms===
* {{alter|njz|su}}

===Noun===
{{head|njz|noun}}

# [[cattle]], [[cow]]

====References====
* {{R:njz:Abraham}}

{{C|njz|Mammals}}

==Old French==

===Alternative forms===
* {{l|fro|seü}} {{qualifier|diaereses not universally used in transcriptions of Old French}}

===Participle===
{{head|fro|past participle}}

# {{past participle of|fro|savoir}}

====Descendants====
* {{desctree|frm|sceu}}

==Old Galician-Portuguese==

===Etymology===
From {{inh|roa-opt|la|suus}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|roa-opt|/sɛu̯/}}

===Pronoun===
{{head|roa-opt|pronoun|g=m|plural|seus|feminine|sa|feminine plural|sas}}

# third-person singular possessive pronoun: {{l|en|his}}, {{l|en|her}}, {{l|en|its}}
#* {{roa-opt-cite-cantigas|E|7|http://www.pbm.com/~lindahl/cantigas/facsimiles/E/069.html}}
#*: Eſta e como ſanta Maria liurou a Abadeſſa prenne q̇ adormecera anto '''ſeu''' Altar chorando.
#*:: This one is about how Holy Mary acquitted the pregnant abbess who had fallen asleep crying in front of '''her''' altar.

====Descendants====
* {{desc|fax|sei}}
* {{desc|gl|seu}}
* {{desc|pt|seu}}

==Portuguese==

===Pronunciation===
{{pt-IPA}}
* {{hyphenation|pt|seu}}

===Etymology 1===
From {{inh|pt|roa-opt|seu}}, {{m|roa-opt|sou}}, from {{inh|pt|la|suus}}, from {{inh|pt|itc-pro|*sowos}}, from {{inh|pt|ine-pro|*sewos}}, from {{m|ine-pro|*swé||self}}.

====Pronoun====
{{pt-pron|f=sua|mpl=seus|fpl=suas}}

# {{senseid|pt|3sg possessive}} {{pt-pron def|possessive|3|sg}} [[his]]; [[her]]; [[its]]
#* {{RQ:mul:Rowling Harry Potter|pt-BR|3|page=240|text=Era difícil dizer se a professora os ouvira, pois '''seu''' rosto estava oculto pelas sombras.|t=It was difficult to tell whether the teacher had heard them, because her face was hidden by the shadows.}}
#* {{RQ:mul:Rowling Harry Potter|pt-BR|5|page=417|text=Então o sorriso reapareceu em '''seu''' rosto [...]|t=Then the smile reappeared in his face [...]}}
#* {{RQ:mul:Rowling Harry Potter|pt-BR|6|page=135|text=[...] seu vocabulário tinha apenas cinco palavras [...]|t=[...] his vocabulary had only five words [...]}}
# {{senseid|pt|3pl possessive}} {{pt-pron def|possessive|3|pl}} [[their]]; [[theirs]]
# {{senseid|pt|2sg possessive}} {{pt-pron def|possessive|2|sg}} [[your]]; [[yours]] (when using the second-person pronoun ''{{l|pt|você}}'')
#: {{ux|pt|Posso ficar em '''sua''' casa?|t=Can I stay at '''your''' house?}}
# {{senseid|pt|2pl possessive}} {{pt-pron def|possessive|2|pl}} [[your]]; [[yours]] (when using the second-person pronoun ''{{l|pt|vocês}}'')
# {{senseid|pt|emphasis}} [[you]] {{gloss|used before epithets for emphasis}}
#: {{ux|pt|'''Seu''' idiota!|t='''You''' idiot! ''(addressing one man)''}}
#: {{ux|pt|'''Suas''' idiotas.|t='''You''' idiots! ''(addressing a group of women)''}}

=====Usage notes=====
* Inflects according to the object’s (possessee's) gender and number. In the third person (singular and plural) the possessor can often be ambiguous in which case {{m|pt|seu}}/sua/seus/suas gets replaced with {{m|pt|dele||his}} or {{m|pt|dela||hers}}, placed after the possessee; or with {{m|pt|deles||theirs}} or {{m|pt|delas}} for plural possessors.

=====Synonyms=====
* {{sense|your}} {{l|pt|teu}}, {{l|pt|de}} {{l|pt|você}}

=====See also=====
* {{l|pt|ô}}
{{Portuguese possessive adjectives}}

===Etymology 2===
From {{m|pt|senhor}}, from {{der|pt|roa-opt|sennor}}, from {{der|pt|la|senior||older}}, comparative of {{m|la|senex||old}}, from {{der|pt|ine-pro|*sénos||old}}.

====Noun====
{{pt-noun|m|-}}

# {{senseid|pt|mister}} {{lb|pt|br|familiar}} [[mister]] {{gloss|as a form of address}}
#: {{syn|pt|senhor|tio|q2=Southern Portugal}}
#: {{ux|pt|Estive com o '''seu''' Luís ontem.|t=I was with '''Mr.''' Luís yesterday.}}

==Romanian==

===Etymology===
{{inh+|ro|la|sēbum}}, from {{der|ro|ine-pro|*seyb-||to pour out}}.

===Noun===
{{ro-noun|n|seuri}}

# [[animal]] [[fat]]
# [[suet]]
# [[tallow]]

====See also====
* {{l|ro|soi}}, {{l|ro|zoaie}}
* {{l|ro|grăsime}}

==Ye'kwana==

===Pronunciation===
* {{mch-IPA}}

===Ideophone===
{{head|mch|ideophone}}

# [[wham]], [[pow]], [[snap]], [[bam]]

===References===
* {{R:mch:Cáceres|head=sew}}