sint

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See also: Sint and sînt

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch sent, from Old French seint, from Latin sanctus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sɪnt/
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  • Hyphenation: sint
  • Rhymes: -ɪnt

Noun

sint m (plural sinten, diminutive sintje n)

  1. saint

Derived terms

Latin

Pronunciation

Verb

sint

  1. third-person plural present active subjunctive of sum

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch sint.

Adverb

sint

  1. since then, from then onwards
  2. afterwards

Alternative forms

Conjunction

sint

  1. after

Alternative forms

Further reading

Norwegian Bokmål

Adjective

sint (indefinite singular sint, definite singular and plural sinte, comparative sintere, indefinite superlative sintest, definite superlative sinteste)

  1. angry, cross, mad

Norwegian Nynorsk

Adjective

sint (indefinite singular sint, definite singular and plural sinte, comparative sintare, indefinite superlative sintast, definite superlative sintaste)

  1. angry, cross, mad

Old English

Verb

sint

  1. (Northumbrian) third-person plural present indicative of wesan

References

  1. 11, Skeat, Walter Wiliams 'The Gospel according to Saint Luke: in Anglo-Saxon and Northumbrian versions synoptically'