sin

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See also SIN, sín, síň, -sin, and sin-

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[edit] Translingual

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sin

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

[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.

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[edit] Noun

Singular
sin

Plural
sins

sin (plural sins)

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

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[edit] Verb

Infinitive
to sin

Third person singular
sins

Simple past
sinned

Past participle
sinned

Present participle
sinning

to 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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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.

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  • Notes:
  1. ^sin” in the Online Etymology Dictionary, Douglas Harper, 2001

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[edit] Breton

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Latin signum.

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sin m.

  1. sign

[edit] Danish

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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] Esperanto

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sin

  1. accusative of si

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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

[edit] Irish

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From Old Irish sin.

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sin (demonstrative pronoun)

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

[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

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

[edit] Old Irish

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From Proto-Celtic *sindo- (cf. Welsh hyn) < Proto-Indo-European *sḗm (one) or Proto-Indo-European *so- (this); 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] Scottish Gaelic

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From Old Irish sin.

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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

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

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sȋn m. (Cyrillic spelling си̑н)

  1. son

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[edit] Slovene

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

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sin m.

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

[edit] Spanish

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Latin sine.

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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.
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Most commonly used about either milk or funds.

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From Old Swedish sin (Old Norse sínn) < Proto-Germanic *sīna- (sv). Cognate with Danish sin, Gothic 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
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  • 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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sin

  1. you sg., thou

[edit] West Frisian

[edit] Noun

sin

  1. sentence