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Middle Dutch
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From the present plural forms of wesen, which were always identical to the infinitive in Middle Dutch.
Verb
sijn
- alternative infinitive of wesen
Descendants
Etymology 2
From Old Dutch sīn, from Proto-West Germanic *sīn.
Determiner
sijn
- his
- its
Inflection
| Determiner
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Masculine
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Feminine
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Neuter
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Plural
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| Nominative
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sijn
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sine
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sijn
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sine
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| Accusative
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sinen
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sine
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sijn
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sine
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| Genitive
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sijns
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siere
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sijns
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siere
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| Dative
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sinen
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siere
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sinen
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sinen
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Descendants
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
sijn
- first/third-person plural present indicative/subjunctive of wēsen
Further reading
- “sijn (I)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- “sijn (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “sijn (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “sijn (II)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page II