sinn

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Contents 1 Faroese 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Declension 2 Icelandic 2.1 Noun 2.1.1 Derived terms 2.2 Pronoun 2.2.1 Declension 2.2.2 Derived terms 3 Irish 3.1 Etymology 3.2 Pronunciation 3.3 Pronoun 3.3.1 Usage notes 3.3.2 Related terms 4 Norwegian 4.1 Etymology 4.2 Noun 4.2.1 Compounds 4.3 See also 4.4 References 5 Scottish Gaelic 5.1 Etymology 5.2 Pronoun 5.2.1 Derived terms 5.2.2 See also

[edit] Faroese

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: [sɪnː]

[edit] Noun

sinn n.

1. time, times
   • á sinni

     once (before); another time

   • á hesum sinni

     this time, now

   • ikki á hvørjum sinni

     not every time, seldom

   • á síðsta sinni

     for the last time

   • ikki enn á sinni

     not yet

[edit] Declension

n9	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	sinn	sinnið	sinn	sinnini
Accusative	sinn	sinnið	sinn	sinnini
Dative	sinni	sinninum	sinnum	sinnunum
Genitive	sins	sinsins	sinna	sinnanna

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[edit] Icelandic

[edit] Noun

sinn n. (sinn-s, -)

1. time

[edit] Derived terms

• einu sinni (one time)
• einu sinni var

  Einu sinni var maður sem bjó í kofa.

  Once upon a time there was a man who lived in a cabin.

• mörgum sinnum (many times)
• um sinn (for a while)
• fyrst um sinn (for the time being)
• vera nóg að sinni (to be enough for the moment)

  Þetta er alveg nóg að sinni.

  This is enough for the moment.

• ekki einu sinni (not even)
• endrum og sinnum (once in a while)

[edit] Pronoun

sinn m., sín f., sitt n.

1. (3rd person sing. poss reflex) his, her, their

[edit] Declension

Possessive pronouns (eignarfornöfn)
	singular				plural
	m.	f.	n.		m.	f.	n.
nominative	sinn	sín	sitt		sínir	sínar	sín
accusative	sinn	sína	sitt		sína	sínar	sín
dative	sínum	sinni	sínu		sínum	sínum	sínum
genitive	síns	sinnar	síns		sinna	sinna	sinna

[edit] Derived terms

• sitt hvoru megin (on either side)
• sitt af hverju (a bit of everything, this and that)
• sitt á hvað (like this, like that)
• sinn er siður í landi hverju (so many countries, so many customs)
• gera sitt til (to do one's part)
• leika við hvern sinn fingur
• skara eld að sinni köku
• vinna á sitt band
• varðveita eins og sjáaldur auga síns
• sinn er siður í landi hverju
• hafa nóg á sinni könnu
• láta sigla sinn sjó
• ota sínum tota

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[edit] Irish

[edit] Etymology

From Old Irish sinni.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: [ʃɪnʲ]

[edit] Pronoun

sinn (personal)

1. we, us (disjunctive)
2. (nonstandard) we (conjunctive)

[edit] Usage notes

Not used as a conjunctive pronoun in the standard language, as synthetic verb forms are always used in the first person plural. Found with analytic verb forms in colloquial usage in some dialects. Use as a disjunctive pronoun is fully standard.

[edit] Related terms

• ár (possessive)
• muid (conjunctive)
• muidne (conjunctive emphatic)
• sinne (emphatic)

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[edit] Norwegian

[edit] Etymology

From Low German

[edit] Noun

sinn n. (definite singular sinnet; indefinite plural sinn; definite plural sinna/sinnene)

1. mind

[edit] Compounds

• sinnslikevekt
• sinnsro
• sindig
• sinnsyk
• sinnsvak
• sinnslidelse
• sinnslidende
• sinnelag
• besinne

[edit] See also

• sinne

[edit] References

• “sinn” in The Bokmål Dictionary / The Nynorsk Dictionary – Dokumentasjonsprosjektet.
• “sinn” in The Ordnett Dictionary

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[edit] Scottish Gaelic

[edit] Etymology

From Old Irish sinni.

[edit] Pronoun

sinn

1. we
2. us

   Thèid sinn dhan bhanca a-màireach; chì sibh sinn ann. - We’ll go to the bank tomorrow; you'll see us there.

[edit] Derived terms

• sinne (emphatic)

[edit] See also