sin-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "sin"

Irish

Alternative forms
  • sion-

Prefix

sin-

  1. syn-

Derived terms
Irish terms prefixed with sin-
  • siongamacht (“syngamy”)
  • cuas-

Old English

Alternative forms
  • sine-

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *sin-, from Proto-Germanic *sin-, from Proto-Indo-European *sem-. Cognate with Old Frisian sin-, Old Saxon sin-, Old High German sin-, Old Norse sí-. Related to Old English sinnan (“to meditate on, care about, heed”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /sin/

Prefix

sin-

  1. ever-, continual, perpetual
  2. (poetic) huge, immense; very

Derived terms
  • Old English terms prefixed with sin-

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *sin-, from Proto-Germanic *sin-, from Proto-Indo-European *sem-.

Prefix

sin-

  1. ever-, eternal-

Derived terms
  • Old High German terms prefixed with sin-

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *sin-, from Proto-Germanic *sin-, from Proto-Indo-European *sem-.

Prefix

sin-

  1. ever-, eternal-

Derived terms
  • Old Saxon terms prefixed with sin-

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek, from σύν (sún, “with, in company with, together with”).

Prefix

sin-

  1. syn-

Derived terms
Spanish terms prefixed with sin-

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