sin

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Contents 1 Translingual 1.1 Symbol 2 English 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Pronunciation 2.3 Noun 2.3.1 Derived terms 2.3.2 Related terms 2.3.3 Translations 2.4 Verb 2.4.1 Derived terms 2.4.2 Translations 2.5 Abbreviation 2.6 References 2.7 Anagrams 3 Breton 3.1 Etymology 3.2 Noun 4 Danish 4.1 Pronoun 5 Esperanto 5.1 Pronoun 6 Icelandic 6.1 Pronunciation 6.2 Noun 6.2.1 Declension 7 Irish 7.1 Etymology 7.2 Pronunciation 7.3 Pronoun 8 Navajo 8.1 Pronunciation 8.2 Noun 8.2.1 Derived terms 9 Norwegian 9.1 Pronoun 10 Old Irish 10.1 Etymology 10.2 Determiner 10.2.1 Synonyms 10.2.2 Descendants 11 Scottish Gaelic 11.1 Etymology 11.2 Pronunciation 11.3 Pronoun 11.4 Determiner 11.4.1 Derived terms 12 Serbo-Croatian 12.1 Etymology 12.2 Noun 12.2.1 Declension 13 Slovene 13.1 Etymology 13.2 Noun 14 Spanish 14.1 Etymology 14.2 Pronunciation 14.3 Preposition 14.3.1 Antonyms 14.3.2 Related terms 15 Swedish 15.1 Etymology 1 15.1.1 Noun 15.1.1.1 Usage notes 15.2 Etymology 2 15.2.1 Pronoun 15.2.1.1 Usage notes 16 Tatar 16.1 Pronoun 17 West Frisian 17.1 Noun

[edit] Translingual

[edit] Symbol

sin

1. (mathematics) A symbol of the trigonometric function sine.

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

Old English synn, from Proto-Germanic *sunthi-/Proto-Germanic *sundjo, probably ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁es- (“‘to be’”), cognate to is.^[1] Cognates include Old Norse synd, Old High German sunta, Danish synd, and German Sünde, among many others.

[edit] Pronunciation

• enPR: sĭn, IPA: /sɪn/, SAMPA: /sIn/
•  Audio (US)^{help, file}

  Rhymes: -ɪn

[edit] Noun

sin (plural sins)

1. (theology) A violation of a moral or religious law; an error.
2. A misdeed.

[edit] Derived terms

guilty as sin mortal sin original sin seven deadly sins

sin bin sinful venial sin sinner

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evil wickedness iniquity

disobedience trespass unrighteousness oppression

[edit] Translations

[edit] Verb

to sin (third-person singular simple present sins, present participle sinning, simple past and past participle sinned)

1. (intransitive, theology) To commit a sin.

[edit] Derived terms

• sinner

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[edit] Abbreviation

SIN

1. Sinaloa, a state of Mexico.
2. (Canadian) Social insurance number, an identification number issued by the government of Canada.
3. (mathematics) sine, a trigonometric function.

[edit] References

• Notes:

1. ^ “sin” in the Online Etymology Dictionary, Douglas Harper, 2001

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: ins , ins., INS

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[edit] Breton

[edit] Etymology

Latin signum.

[edit] Noun

sin m.

1. sign

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[edit] Danish

[edit] Pronoun

sin c. (neuter sit, plural sine)

1. (reflexive possessive) third-person sg. pronoun, meaning his/her/its (own)

   Han læste sin bog - He read his (own) book

   Compare: Han læste hans bog - He read his (somebody else's) book

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[edit] Esperanto

[edit] Pronoun

sin

1. accusative of si

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[edit] Icelandic

[edit] Pronunciation

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[edit] Noun

sin f.

1. sinew, tendon

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Declension of sin
	(singular)		(plural)
	(indefinite)	(definite)	(indefinite)	(definite)
nominative	sin	sinin	sinar	sinarnar
accusative	sin	sinina	sinar	sinarnar
dative	sin	sininni	sinum	sinunum
genitive	sinar	sinarinnar	sina	sinanna
Other words with the same declension

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[edit] Irish

[edit] Etymology

From Old Irish sin.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: [ʃɪn]

[edit] Pronoun

sin (demonstrative pronoun)

1. (used with the definite article) that

   an buachaill sin — “that boy”

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[edit] Navajo

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: [sɪ̀n]

[edit] Noun

sin (possessed form -yiin)

1. song

[edit] Derived terms

• shiyiin = "my song"
• biyiin = "her/his/their song"

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[edit] Norwegian

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sin

1. her, his, hers, its
2. genitive s

   Det var skolen sin bil. – It was the school's car.

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[edit] Old Irish

[edit] Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *sindo- (cf. Welsh hyn) < Proto-Indo-European *sḗm (“‘one’”) or Proto-Indo-European *so- (“‘this’”); strong doublet of in (“‘the’”).

[edit] Determiner

sin

1. that (used after the noun, which is preceded by the definite article)

   a ndéde sin – "that pair (of things)"

[edit] Synonyms

• tall

[edit] Descendants

• Irish: sin
• Scottish Gaelic: sin
• Manx: shen

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[edit] Scottish Gaelic

[edit] Etymology

From Old Irish sin.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: [ʃɪn]

[edit] Pronoun

sin

1. that

   Dè tha sin? - What is that?

[edit] Determiner

sin

1. (used with the definite article) that

   an gille sin — that boy

[edit] Derived terms

• air a shon sin
• an dèidh sin
• iad sin

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[edit] Serbo-Croatian

[edit] Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *synъ, from Proto-Indo-European *suHnús.

[edit] Noun

sȋn m. (Cyrillic spelling си̑н)

1. son

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[edit] Slovene

[edit] Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *synъ, from Proto-Indo-European *suHnús.

[edit] Noun

sin m.

1. son (a male person in relation to his parents)

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[edit] Spanish

[edit] Etymology

Latin sine.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /sin/, SAMPA: /sin/

[edit] Preposition

sin

1. without

[edit] Antonyms

• con

[edit] Related terms

• sin embargo

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[edit] Swedish

[edit] Etymology 1

Nominalisation of sina (“‘run dry’”).

[edit] Noun

sin

1. Dryness, the state of having run dry.

[edit] Usage notes

Most commonly used about either milk or funds.

[edit] Etymology 2

From Old Swedish sin (Old Norse sínn) < Proto-Germanic *sīna- (“‘sv’”). Cognate with Danish sin, Gothic seins, German sein, Dutch zijn.

[edit] Pronoun

sin c. (neuter sitt, plural sina)

1. his (own), her (own), its (own), their (own). (Reflexive possessive third person pronoun).

   Han hämtade sin post för tio minuter sedan = He picked up his (own) mail ten minutes ago

   Compare: Han hämtade hans post för tio minuter sedan = He picked up his (somebody else’s) mail ten minutes ago.

   Hon samlar sina dikter i en låda = She collects her poems in a box

   Hunden tycker inte om sitt halsband = The dog doesn’t like its collar

   De tog sina papper och lämnade mötet = They brought their papers and left the meeting

[edit] Usage notes

• The inflection of the word sin is determined by the gender and number of the object: sin for common singular, sitt for neuter singular, and sina for plural, just like an adjective.

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[edit] Tatar

[edit] Pronoun

sin

1. you sg., thou

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[edit] West Frisian

[edit] Noun

sin

1. sentence