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Eastern Maninkakan
Alternative scripts
Noun
sín
breast
Alternative scripts
Verb
sín
to face , be opposite
Faroese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Pronoun
sín
reflexive pronoun , genitive third-person of seg
Declension
References
Höskuldur Thráinsson, Hjalmar P. Petersen, Jógvan í Lon Jacobsen, Zakaris Svabo Hansen: Faroese : An Overview and Reference Grammar . Tórshavn: Føroya Fróðskaparfelag, 2004 (p. 119 f., 325 ff.)
Etymology 2
Old Norse sínn , from Proto-Germanic *sīnaz .
Pronoun
sín
his , her , its , their ; the third person possessive pronoun
Declension
Hungarian
sín
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From German Schiene ( “ rail ” ) .
Noun
sín (plural sínek )
rail
Declension
Etymology 2
sí + -n
Noun
sín
superessive singular of sí
Further reading
sín in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh . A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz. ). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
Icelandic
Etymology 1
Pronoun
sín
genitive of sig
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Determiner
sín
inflection of sinn :
feminine nominative singular
neuter nominative plural
neuter accusative plural
Irish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle Irish sínid , from Proto-Celtic *sīnīti , from the same root as *sīros ( “ long ” ) (compare Old Irish sír , Welsh hir ), from Proto-Indo-European *seh₁- ( “ late, long ” ) (compare Sanskrit साय ( sāyá , “ evening ” ) , Latin sērus ( “ late ” ) , Gothic 𐍃𐌴𐌹𐌸𐌿𐍃 ( seiþus , “ late ” ) .
Verb
sín (present analytic síneann , future analytic sínfidh , verbal noun síneadh , past participle sínte )
to stretch , extend
to pass ( transfer from one person to another, hand over )
to lengthen
Conjugation
singular
plural
relative
autonomous
first
second
third
first
second
third
indicative
present
sínim
síneann tú; sínir †
síneann sé, sí
sínimid
síneann sibh
síneann siad; sínid †
a shíneann ; a shíneas / a síneann *
síntear
past
shín mé; shíneas
shín tú; shínis
shín sé, sí
shíneamar ; shín muid
shín sibh; shíneabhair
shín siad; shíneadar
a shín / ar shín *
síneadh
past habitual
shíninn / síninn ‡‡
shínteá / sínteá ‡‡
shíneadh sé, sí / síneadh sé, s퇇
shínimis ; shíneadh muid / sínimis ‡‡; síneadh muid‡‡
shíneadh sibh / síneadh sibh‡‡
shínidís ; shíneadh siad / sínidís ‡‡; síneadh siad‡‡
a shíneadh / a síneadh *
shíntí / síntí ‡‡
future
sínfidh mé; sínfead
sínfidh tú; sínfir †
sínfidh sé, sí
sínfimid ; sínfidh muid
sínfidh sibh
sínfidh siad; sínfid †
a shínfidh ; a shínfeas / a sínfidh *
sínfear
conditional
shínfinn / sínfinn ‡‡
shínfeá / sínfeá ‡‡
shínfeadh sé, sí / sínfeadh sé, s퇇
shínfimis ; shínfeadh muid / sínfimis ‡‡; sínfeadh muid‡‡
shínfeadh sibh / sínfeadh sibh‡‡
shínfidís ; shínfeadh siad / sínfidís ‡‡; sínfeadh siad‡‡
a shínfeadh / a sínfeadh *
shínfí / sínfí ‡‡
subjunctive
present
go síne mé; go sínead †
go síne tú; go sínir †
go síne sé, sí
go sínimid ; go síne muid
go síne sibh
go síne siad; go sínid †
—
go síntear
past
dá síninn
dá sínteá
dá síneadh sé, sí
dá sínimis ; dá síneadh muid
dá síneadh sibh
dá sínidís ; dá síneadh siad
—
dá síntí
imperative
sínim
sín
síneadh sé, sí
sínimis
sínigí ; sínidh †
sínidís
—
síntear
verbal noun
síneadh
past participle
sínte
* indirect relative † archaic or dialect form ‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis
Etymology 2
From Old French signe , seing ( “ sign; mark; signature ” ) , from Latin signum ( “ a mark; sign; token ” ) . Doublet of séan .
Noun
sín f (genitive singular síne , nominative plural síneacha )
sign
Synonym: comhartha
Declension
Derived terms
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
sín f
( archaic , dialectal ) dative singular of síon
Mutation
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
Matasović, Ranko (2009 ) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill , →ISBN , page 337
Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019 ), “1 sínid (‘stretch out, extend’) ”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904 ) “sínim”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla , 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 641
Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977 ) “sín ”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla , Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931 ) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 67
Old Irish
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *sīnā ( “ weather ” ) . Cognate with Welsh hin and Breton hinon ( “ good weather ” ) .[ 1]
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /ˈsʲiːn/ ( nominative singular and genitive plural )
IPA (key ) : /ˈsʲiːnʲ/ ( accusative and dative singular )
Noun
sín f (genitive síne , nominative plural sína )
weather
c. 850 Glosses on the Carlsruhe Beda, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. II, pp. 10–30, Bcr. 33b 14
.i. conscuchud suas ar ómun inna sín . i.e. moving upwards for fear of the storms .
Tecosca Cormaic , published in Tecosca Cormaic. The Instructions of King Cormaic Mac Airt (1909, Dublin: Royal Irish Academy), edited and with translations by Kuno Meyer, page 36, §17, line 8
Dech do sínaib céo [ …] The best of weathers is mist
Usage notes
Often, but not always, with negative connotations.
Inflection
Feminine ā-stem
Singular
Dual
Plural
Nominative
sín L
sín L
sína H
Vocative
sín L
sín L
sína H
Accusative
sín N
sín L
sína H
Genitive
síne H
sín L
sín N
Dative
sín L
sínaib
sínaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
H = triggers aspiration
L = triggers lenition
N = triggers nasalization
Descendants
Mutation
Mutation of sín
radical
lenition
nasalization
sín
ṡín
unchanged
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Old Irish. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
Further reading
Old Norse
Determiner
sín
inflection of sínn :
feminine nominative singular
neuter nominative / accusative plural
Pronoun
sín
genitive of sik