sind

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Danish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

sind n (singular definite sindet, plural indefinite sind)

  1. mind
  2. temper, disposition

Derived terms

References

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

Etymology

    Inherited 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

    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

      Verb

      sind

      1. plural present indicative of wesan

      Old High German

      Alternative forms

      Etymology

      From Proto-West Germanic *sinþ.

      Noun

      sind m

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

      Declension

      Derived terms

      References

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

      Scots

      Alternative forms

      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.