sind

Danish

Etymology

A borrowing from Middle Low German sin (“sense, perception, mind”), from Old Saxon *sinn, from Proto-West Germanic *sinn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsen/,
• Rhymes: -end

Noun

sind n (singular definite sindet, plural indefinite sind)

1. mind
2. temper, disposition

Derived terms

• have i sinde at
• i sit stille sind

References

• “sind” in Den Danske Ordbog

Estonian

Pronoun

sind

1. partitive singular of sina

German

Etymology

From Middle High German sint. See sein for more. The modern spelling with d probably because nd is much more frequent in German than nt; perhaps also influenced by the present participle in -end.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zɪnt/, , (southern also)
• IPA^(key): /zɪn/ (colloquial; chiefly central and southern Germany)

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Verb

sind

1. first-person plural present of sein

   Wir sind hier drüben. ― We are over here.

2. second-person polite present of sein

   Wo sind Sie? ― Where are you? (polite form)

3. third-person plural present of sein

   Da sind sie. ― There they are.

Usage notes

• Colloquially, the verb may contract with the following pronoun wir (“we”) into the form simmer.

Gothic

Romanization

sind

1. Romanization of 𐍃𐌹𐌽𐌳

Middle English

Alternative forms

• sinden, sunden, syndan, syndon, synden, synd, senden, sonden

Etymology

From Old English sind, plural present indicative of wesan (“to be”), from Proto-Germanic *sindi, third-person plural present indicative of *wesaną (“to be, become”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésti.

Verb

sind

1. (Early Middle English) plural present indicative of been

Usage notes

The usual plural form of been is aren in the North, been in the Midlands, and beth in the South; sind also existed, especially early on, but was not the predominant form in any area.

Old English

Alternative forms

• aron, arun — Northumbrian
• earun — Vespasian Psalter
• sindon, sindun

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *sindi, third-person plural present indicative of *wesaną, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁sénti, third-person plural present indicative of *h₁ésti.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sind/

Verb

sind

1. plural present indicative of wesan

Old High German

Alternative forms

• sinth

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *sinþ.

Noun

sind m

1. way
2. travel
3. direction
4. side

Declension

Derived terms

• gisind

References

1. Köbler, Gerhard, Althochdeutsches Wörterbuch, (6. Auflage) 2014
2. Wright, Joesph, An Old High German Primer, Second Edition (1906)

Scots

Alternative forms

• synd

Etymology

From Middle English sinden (“to wash, rinse out”), of uncertain origin. Perhaps from Old Norse synda (“to swim”).

Verb

sind

1. (transitive) To rinse; swill; wash.