Sinus

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See also: sinus, sínus, and sinüs

German

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin sinus.

Pronunciation

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Noun

Sinus m (strong, genitive Sinus, plural Sinus or Sinusse)

  1. (trigonometry) sine
  2. (anatomy) sinus

Declension

Declension of Sinus
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Sinus die Sinus, Sinusse
genitive eines des Sinus der Sinus, Sinusse
dative einem dem Sinus den Sinus, Sinussen
accusative einen den Sinus die Sinus, Sinusse

Further reading

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