zin

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English [edit]

Alternative forms [edit]

Noun [edit]

zin (countable and uncountable; plural zins)

  1. (informal) Zinfandel wine



Dutch [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Old Dutch sin, from Proto-Germanic *sinnaz.

Pronunciation [edit]

Noun [edit]

zin m (plural zinnen, diminutive zinnetje)

  1. (grammar) sentence
  2. desire, appetite; intention
  3. meaning, significance
    Wat is de zin van het leven? — What is the meaning of life?
  4. point, sense
    Dat heeft geen zin. — There's no point.

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Expressions [edit]

in ruime zin

in enge zin

Verb [edit]

zin

  1. first-person singular present indicative of zinnen
  2. imperative of zinnen

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Lojban [edit]

Rafsi [edit]

zin

  1. rafsi of zinki.

Yola [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Old English sunne, from Proto-Germanic *sunnǭ (compare West Frisian sinne, Dutch zon), from Proto-Indo-European *sóh₂wl̥ (sun).

Noun [edit]

zin

  1. sun