sintemal

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German

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Etymology

From Middle High German sintemāl, a conjunction of sint dem māle (literally “from the time”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌzɪntəˈmaːl/
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Conjunction

sintemal

  1. (archaic) (especially) since, (especially) because, forasmuch
    Synonym: zumal
    Man hätte ein besseres Benehmen erwartet, sintemal er ein Major ist.
    One would have expected better manners, especially as he is a major.
    Ich trug nur leichte Kleidung, sintemal die Sonne schien.
    I wore only light clothes, since the sun shone. (Indicating that light clothes were inappropriate at some later point.)
    • 1905, Heinrich Mann, Professor Unrat oder Das Ende eines Tyrannen‎, Leipzig: Kurt Wolff Verlag:
      »Dem mag nun sein wie ihm wolle, so irren Sie doch in Ihrer ersten Voraussetzung, Mann, sintemal ich kein Volksschullehrer bin, sondern der Professor Doktor Raat vom hiesigen Gymnasium.«
      »Be that as it may, you are still mistaken in your first presupposition, Mann, especially as I am no primary school teacher, but Professor Doctor Raat of the local gymnasium.«

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