sin-

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Irish

Alternative forms

Prefix

sin-

  1. syn-

Derived terms

Irish terms prefixed with sin-

Related terms

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *sin-, from Proto-Germanic *sin-, from Proto-Indo-European *sem-. Cognate with Old Frisian sin-, Old Saxon sin-, Old High German sin-, Old Norse sí-. Related to Old English sinnan (“to meditate on, care about, heed”).

Pronunciation

Prefix

sin-

  1. ever-, continual, perpetual
  2. (poetic) huge, immense; very

Derived terms

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *sin-, from Proto-Germanic *sin-, from Proto-Indo-European *sem-.

Prefix

sin-

  1. ever-, eternal-

Derived terms

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *sin-, from Proto-Germanic *sin-, from Proto-Indo-European *sem-.

Prefix

sin-

  1. ever-, eternal-

Derived terms

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek, from σύν (sún, “with, in company with, together with”).

Prefix

sin-

  1. syn-

Derived terms

Spanish terms prefixed with sin-

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