sinis

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Finnish

Pronunciation

Conjunction

sinis (obsolete, poetic)

  1. Alternative form of sinnes
    • early 1900s, “Thermopylain laulu”, Uuno Kailas (lyrics), Heikki Klemetti (music):
      Sinis, veljeni, kun minä kuolen,
      minä heilutan tapparaa,
      sinis lennätän viuhuvan nuolen,
      sinis miekkani leimahtaa.
      Until, my brother, I am dead,
      I shall swing my battle-axe,
      until then I shall let my arrows fly,
      until then my sword shall flame.

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch cynisch (compare Afrikaans sinies), from German zynisch, from Latin cynicus, from Ancient Greek κυνικός (kunikós).

Pronunciation

Adjective

sinis

  1. cynical

Derived terms

Further reading

Ingrian

Etymology

From the terminative of se (it). Akin to Finnish sinnes.

Pronunciation

Adverb

sinis

  1. until then

References

  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 527

Latin

Verb

sinis

  1. second-person singular present active indicative of sinō

Old Irish

Pronunciation

Verb

sinis

  1. third-person singular future absolute of snigid