sein

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Contents 1 Basque 1.1 Noun 2 Dutch 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Noun 2.3 Verb 3 Estonian 3.1 Noun 4 Finnish 4.1 Noun 5 French 5.1 Pronunciation 5.2 Etymology 5.3 Noun 5.3.1 Synonyms 5.3.2 Derived terms 6 German 6.1 Pronunciation 6.2 Etymology 1 6.2.1 Verb 6.2.1.1 Conjugation 6.3 Etymology 2 6.3.1 Pronoun 6.3.1.1 Inflection

[edit] Basque

[edit] Noun

sein

1. child

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[edit] Dutch

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /sɛɪn/

[edit] Noun

sein n. (plural: seinen, diminutive: seintje)

1. signal

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sein

1. First person singular present tense of seinen
2. Singular imperative of seinen

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[edit] Estonian

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sein

1. wall

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[edit] Finnish

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sein

1. Genitive singular form of sei.

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[edit] French

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /sɛ̃/
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  Homophones: saint, sain

[edit] Etymology

From Latin sinus. Compare Italian seno, Romanian sân, Romansch sain, Spanish seno

[edit] Noun

sein m. (plural seins)

1. (anatomy) breast
2. centre, heart, middle

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Breast

• poitrine

[edit] Derived terms

• au sein/au sein de

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[edit] German

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /zaɪn/
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sein (irregular, third-person singular simple present ist, past tense war, auxiliary sein, past participle gewesen)

1. (with a predicate adjective or predicate nominative) To be.

   Das ist schön. — “That is beautiful.”

   Das ist ein Auto. — “That is a car.”

2. (auxiliary) to have; forms the present perfect and past perfect tense of intransitive verbs that do not use the reflexive pronoun.

   Er ist alt geworden. — “He has become old.”

3. (intransitive) To exist; there be.

   Mir ist Angst. — “For me there is fear.″ ("I am afraid")

4. (with an indirect object and no subject) It is, be.

   Mir ist kalt. — “To me it is cold.” ("I am cold.")

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sein

1. (possessive) his.
2. (possessive) its (when the owning object/article/thing/animal etc., is neuter (das) or masculine (der)).

[edit] Inflection