sin

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[edit] Translingual

[edit] Symbol

sin

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

[edit] English

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[edit] Etymology 1

From Old English synn, from Proto-Germanic *sunþiz/Proto-Germanic *sundijō, probably ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁es- (“to be”), cognate to is.[1] Cognates include West Frisian sûnde (“sin”), Old Norse synd, Old High German sunta, Danish synd, and German Sünde, among many others.

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[edit] Noun

sin (plural sins)

  1. (theology) A violation of a moral or religious law; an error.
  2. A misdeed.
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[edit] Translations
violation of religious law
misdeed
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[edit] Verb

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

  1. (intransitive, theology) To commit a sin.
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[edit] Translations
to commit a sin

[edit] References

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

[edit] Etymology 2

Modification of shin.

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sin (plural sins)

  1. A letter of the Hebrew alphabet; שׂ
  2. A letter of the Arabic alphabet; س

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[edit] Breton

[edit] Etymology

Latin signum.

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sin m.

  1. sign

[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

[edit] See also

Danish personal pronouns
Number Person Inflection Nominative Accusative Possessive Reflexive Reflexive possessive
Singular First common jeg mig min
neuter mit
plural mine
Second common du dig din
neuter dit
plural dine
polite form De Dem Deres
Third masculine han ham hans sig sin
feminine hun hende hendes
common den den dens
neuter det det dets sit
plural sine
Plural First — vi os vores
common vor
neuter vort
plural vore
Second – I jer jeres
polite form De Dem Deres
Third – de dem deres sig

[edit] Esperanto

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sin

  1. accusative of si

[edit] Icelandic

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sin f. (genitive singular sinar, plural sinar)

  1. sinew, tendon

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declension of sin
f-s1 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

[edit] Irish

[edit] Etymology

From Old Irish sin.

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  • IPA: /ʃɪnʲ/

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sin

  1. (used with the definite article) that
    an buachaill sin — "that boy"

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sin (demonstrative pronoun)

  1. that
    Sin é mo dheartháir – "That is my brother."

[edit] Middle Low German

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[edit] Etymology 1

From Old Saxon sīn, from Proto-Germanic *sīnaz.

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sîn

  1. (possessive) his; possessive form of he
  2. of his; genitive form of he
    • lohant ret her Zeno hen na Verona to dem vader sin.
      John rode Sir Zeno to Verona, to the father of his.
  3. sometimes used to form the genitive
    • Deme könnink sin land, dat is: des könninges land.
      The king his land, that is: the king's land.
  4. (possessive) its; possessive form of it
  5. of it; genitive form of it

[edit] Etymology 2

From Old Saxon sīn.

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sîn

  1. to be; alternative infinitive of wesen
[edit] Usage notes
  • Sin/wesen is a verb with two infinitives and mostly identical conjugation, similar to Dutch zijn/wezen. Some forms, p.e. the imperative (sit/west), might differ depending on the infinitive preferred, but in general it was a matter of taste which to use. (This is also true for modern Low German.)

[edit] Navajo

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  • IPA: [sɪ̀n]

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sin (possessed form -yiin)

  1. song

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[edit] Norwegian

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sin m. (feminine si, neuter sitt, plural sine)

  1. her, his, hers, its
  2. genitive s
    Det var skolen sin bil. – It was the school's car.

[edit] Old Dutch

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From Proto-Germanic *sīnaz.

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sīn m. and n.

  1. his, its

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[edit] Old English

[edit] Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *sīnaz (“his, her, its, their”, genitive reflexive), from Proto-Indo-European *seinos (“his”), genitive of *só (“that”). Cognate with Old Frisian sīn (“his, its”), Old Saxon sīn (“his”) (Middle Low German sin), Dutch zijn, Old High German sīn (“his”) (German sein), Old Norse sínn (“one's own”), Old English sē (“that, that one, he”). More at the.

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sīn

  1. (rare, chiefly dialectal, reflexive possessive pronoun) His; her; its; their.
    him Hrōþgār ġewāt tō hofe sīnum — For him Hrothgar went to his courtyard
    þæt wīf tredeð mid sīnum fōtom — The woman walked with her feet
    þec Israhēla heriað, herran sīnne — Israel plunders thee, their lords

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  • Usually occurs in non-West Saxon dialects; rarely occurs in West Saxon prose, where it was replaced early on by the genitive forms: his, hiere and hiera.

[edit] Old Irish

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From Proto-Celtic *sindo- (compare Welsh hyn), from Proto-Indo-European *sḗm (“one”) or Proto-Indo-European *só (“that”); strong doublet of in (“the”).

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sin

  1. that (used after the noun, which is preceded by the definite article)
    a ndéde sin – "that pair (of things)"

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[edit] Old Saxon

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From Proto-Germanic *sīnaz.

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sīn m. and n.

  1. his, its

[edit] Picard

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sin m.

  1. his, hers or its

[edit] Scottish Gaelic

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From Old Irish sin.

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[edit] Pronoun

sin

  1. that
    Dè tha sin? - What is that?

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sin

  1. (used with the definite article) that
    an gille sin — that boy

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[edit] Serbo-Croatian

[edit] Etymology 1

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

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  • IPA: /sîːn/

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sȋn m. (Cyrillic spelling си̑н)

  1. son
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    declension of sin
singular plural
nominative sȋn sȉnovi
genitive sȋna sȉnōvā
dative sȋnu sȉnovima
accusative sȋna sȉnove
vocative sȋne sȉnovi
locative sínu sȉnovima
instrumental sȋnom sȉnovima

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sȉn m. (Cyrillic spelling си̏н)

  1. sin (letter of various Semitic abjads)
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    declension of sin
singular plural
nominative sin sini
genitive sina sina
dative sinu sinima
accusative sina sine
vocative sine sini
locative sinu sinima
instrumental sinom sinima

[edit] Slovene

[edit] Etymology

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

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sín m.

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

[edit] Spanish

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From Latin sine.

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[edit] Preposition

sin

  1. without

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[edit] Swedish

[edit] Etymology 1

Nominalisation of sina (“run dry”).

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sin

  1. Dryness, the state of having run dry.
[edit] Usage notes

Most commonly used when referring to either milk or funds.

[edit] Etymology 2

From Old Swedish sīn, from Old Norse sínn, from Proto-Germanic *sīnaz. Cognate with Danish sin, Gothic 𐍃𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃 (seins), German sein, Dutch zijn.

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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.
[edit] Declension
Swedish personal pronouns
subject object possessive
singular full full common neuter plural
1st person jag mig min mitt mina
2nd person du dig din ditt dina
3rd person masculine han honom hans
3rd person feminine hon henne hennes
3rd person common den den dess
3rd person neuter det det dess
3rd person indefinite man en ens
3rd person reflexive — sig sin sitt sina
plural
1st person vi oss vår vårt våra
2nd person ni er er ert era
3rd person de dem deras
3rd person reflexive — sig sin sitt sina

[edit] Tatar

[edit] Pronoun

sin

  1. you (singular), thou

[edit] West Frisian

[edit] Noun

sin

  1. sentence
  2. sense
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