zin
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English [edit]
Alternative forms [edit]
Noun [edit]
zin (countable and uncountable; plural zins)
Dutch [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Old Dutch sin, from Proto-Germanic *sinnaz.
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
zin m (plural zinnen, diminutive zinnetje)
- (grammar) sentence
- desire, appetite; intention
- meaning, significance
- Wat is de zin van het leven? — What is the meaning of life?
- point, sense
- Dat heeft geen zin. — There's no point.
Synonyms [edit]
Derived terms [edit]
Expressions [edit]
in ruime zin
in enge zin
Verb [edit]
zin
Anagrams [edit]
Lojban [edit]
Rafsi [edit]
zin
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
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- English nouns
- English countable nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English informal terms
- Dutch terms derived from Old Dutch
- Dutch terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Dutch nouns
- nl:Grammar
- Dutch verb forms
- Lojban rafsi
- Yola terms derived from Old English
- Yola terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Yola terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Yola nouns